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'''Gintautas Umaras''' (born 20 May 1963) is a retired [[track cycling|track]] and [[road racing cyclist]] from [[Lithuania]], who represented the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul, South Korea]]. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4&nbsp;km individual pursuit and in the men's team pursuit, alongside [[Vyacheslav Ekimov]], [[Dmitry Nelyubin]] and [[Artūras Kasputis]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/um/gintautas-umaras-1.html |title=Gintautas Umaras Olympic Results |accessdate=8 July 2016}}</ref> During the Soviet time he trained at [[Dynamo (sports society)|Dynamo sports society]] in [[Klaipėda]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Panorama of the 1986 Sports Year |year=1987 |pages=179 |publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]] |location=Moscow |language=ru}}</ref>
'''Gintautas Umaras''' (born 20 May 1963) is a retired [[track cycling|track]] and [[road racing cyclist]] from [[Lithuania]], who represented the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul, South Korea]]. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4&nbsp;km individual pursuit and in the men's team pursuit, alongside [[Vyacheslav Ekimov]], [[Dmitry Nelyubin]] and [[Artūras Kasputis]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url={{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/um/gintautas-umaras-1.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-07-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105454/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/um/gintautas-umaras-1.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }} |title=Gintautas Umaras Olympic Results |accessdate=8 July 2016}}</ref> During the Soviet time he trained at [[Dynamo (sports society)|Dynamo sports society]] in [[Klaipėda]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Panorama of the 1986 Sports Year |year=1987 |pages=179 |publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]] |location=Moscow |language=ru}}</ref>


For most of his career he competed at amateur level. He was a professional road cyclist from 1989 to 1991. Umaras achieved several world records: in 1984 he broke the record in men's 5&nbsp;km individual pursuit;<ref>{{cite journal |first=Greg |last=Kelly |title=A Roundup Of The Weak July 30—Aug 5 |date=August 13, 1984 |journal=Sports Illustrated |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1122421/index.htm |issn=0038-822X}}</ref> in 1985, 1986, and 1987 – in men's 4&nbsp;km individual pursuit; and in 1988 – in men's 4&nbsp;km team pursuit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldsite.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=W&level1=2&level2=12&idnews=3454 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5tMdi9rx7 |archivedate=2010-10-09 |title=Track World Records Historical |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |accessdate=2008-08-21}}</ref>
For most of his career he competed at amateur level. He was a professional road cyclist from 1989 to 1991. Umaras achieved several world records: in 1984 he broke the record in men's 5&nbsp;km individual pursuit;<ref>{{cite journal|first=Greg |last=Kelly |title=A Roundup Of The Weak July 30—Aug 5 |date=August 13, 1984 |journal=Sports Illustrated |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1122421/index.htm |issn=0038-822X }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in 1985, 1986, and 1987 – in men's 4&nbsp;km individual pursuit; and in 1988 – in men's 4&nbsp;km team pursuit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldsite.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=W&level1=2&level2=12&idnews=3454 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5tMdi9rx7 |archivedate=2010-10-09 |title=Track World Records Historical |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |accessdate=2008-08-21}}</ref>


Umaras was among the people who helped to establish the [[National Olympic Committee of Lithuania]] when Lithuania declared independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. He was appointed as one of its vice presidents.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/mg/nr/98/10/10kaip.html |title=Kaip visa tai iš tikrųjų buvo? |first=Aleksandras |last=Krukauskas |journal=Mokslas ir gyvenimas |year=1998 |volume=10 |issue=490 |issn=0134-3084 |language=lt}}</ref> Gintautas and his brother Mindaugas run several sport equipment shops in [[Vilnius]] and [[Klaipėda]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://archyvas.vz.lt/news.php?id=177810&strid=1002&rs=0&ss=1&y=2006%2001%2013 |title=Čempionas sėkmingai mina verslo pedalus |first=Arūnas |last=Milašius |date=2006-01-13 |volume=9 |journal=Verslo žinios |pages=13 |issn=1392-2807 |language=lt}}</ref>
Umaras was among the people who helped to establish the [[National Olympic Committee of Lithuania]] when Lithuania declared independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. He was appointed as one of its vice presidents.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/mg/nr/98/10/10kaip.html |title=Kaip visa tai iš tikrųjų buvo? |first=Aleksandras |last=Krukauskas |journal=Mokslas ir gyvenimas |year=1998 |volume=10 |issue=490 |issn=0134-3084 |language=lt |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324015734/http://ausis.gf.vu.lt:80/mg/nr/98/10/10kaip.html |archivedate=24 March 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> Gintautas and his brother Mindaugas run several sport equipment shops in [[Vilnius]] and [[Klaipėda]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://archyvas.vz.lt/news.php?id=177810&strid=1002&rs=0&ss=1&y=2006%2001%2013 |title=Čempionas sėkmingai mina verslo pedalus |first=Arūnas |last=Milašius |date=2006-01-13 |volume=9 |journal=Verslo žinios |pages=13 |issn=1392-2807 |language=lt}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:55, 12 January 2017

Gintautas Umaras
Personal information
Born (1963-05-20) 20 May 1963 (age 61)
Kaunas, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's Cycling
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team Pursuit
World Championship[1]
Gold medal – first place 1987 Vienna 4 km Indiv. Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1987 Vienna 4 km Team Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1986 Colorado Springs 4 km Indiv. Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1985 Bassano de Grappa 4 km Indiv. Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bassano de Grappa 4 km Team Pursuit

Gintautas Umaras (born 20 May 1963) is a retired track and road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who represented the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4 km individual pursuit and in the men's team pursuit, alongside Vyacheslav Ekimov, Dmitry Nelyubin and Artūras Kasputis.[2] During the Soviet time he trained at Dynamo sports society in Klaipėda.[3]

For most of his career he competed at amateur level. He was a professional road cyclist from 1989 to 1991. Umaras achieved several world records: in 1984 he broke the record in men's 5 km individual pursuit;[4] in 1985, 1986, and 1987 – in men's 4 km individual pursuit; and in 1988 – in men's 4 km team pursuit.[5]

Umaras was among the people who helped to establish the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania when Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union. He was appointed as one of its vice presidents.[6] Gintautas and his brother Mindaugas run several sport equipment shops in Vilnius and Klaipėda.[7]

References

  1. ^ "World Championship Track Cycling 2008--1958". Bike Cult Book. 30 March 2008. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. %5bhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160304105454/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/um/gintautas-umaras-1.html "Archived copy"%5d. Archived from %5bhttp://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/um/gintautas-umaras-1.html the original%5d on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08. {{%5b%5bTemplate:cite web|cite web%5d%5d}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (%5b%5bHelp:CS1 errors#parameter_ignored_suggest|help%5d%5d)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (%5b%5b:Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title|link%5d%5d)%5b%5bCategory:CS1 errors: unsupported parameter%5d%5d%5b%5bCategory:CS1 maint: archived copy as title%5d%5d "Gintautas Umaras Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from ["Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) the original] on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |archive-url= at position 44 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |url= at position 1 (help)
  3. ^ Panorama of the 1986 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1987. p. 179.
  4. ^ Kelly, Greg (13 August 1984). "A Roundup Of The Weak July 30—Aug 5". Sports Illustrated. ISSN 0038-822X.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Track World Records Historical". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  6. ^ Krukauskas, Aleksandras (1998). "Kaip visa tai iš tikrųjų buvo?". Mokslas ir gyvenimas (in Lithuanian). 10 (490). ISSN 0134-3084. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Milašius, Arūnas (13 January 2006). "Čempionas sėkmingai mina verslo pedalus". Verslo žinios (in Lithuanian). 9: 13. ISSN 1392-2807.
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