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Kęstutis Šapka

1949 - Today

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Kęstutis Šapka (born 15 November 1949) is a retired Lithuanian high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. He was inspired to become a professional high jumper after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and became one of the early adopters of Fosbury Flop. He retired due to recurring injuries. After retiring from competitions he worked as a trainer in Vilnius. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kęstutis Šapka is the 1,677th most popular athlete (down from 1,520th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 190th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Lithuanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 1,677 out of 6,025. Before him are Murray Halberg, Herbert Gruber, Heather Oakes, Lien Gisolf, Archibald MacKinnon, and Tom Richards. After him are Marc Bouissou, Jack Lovelock, Eddy Ottoz, Bob Tisdall, Jalmari Eskola, and Takao Sakurai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 580. Before him are Bill O'Reilly, Sanja Iveković, Daniel Pipes, Richard Thompson, Wendy Sherman, and Jack McGee. After him are Gregory Areshian, David A. Johnston, Michael Hogan, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Suthep Thaugsuban, and Rauno Miettinen.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 188 out of 328. Before him are Stepas Butautas (1925), Vasily Kachalov (1875), Arminas Narbekovas (1965), Zehava Gal-On (1956), Šarūnas Bartas (1964), and Vytautas Žalakevičius (1930). After him are Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961), Albertas Šimėnas (1950), Violeta Urmana (1961), Edgaras Jankauskas (1975), Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna (1892), and Sigitas Geda (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Lithuania

Among athletes born in Lithuania, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 7. Before him are Virgilijus Alekna (1972), Władysław Kozakiewicz (1953), Władysław Komar (1940), Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Remigijus Valiulis (1958), and Romas Ubartas (1960). After him are Robertas Žulpa (1960), Žydrūnas Savickas (1975), Nijolė Sabaitė (1950), Darius Kasparaitis (1972), Lina Kačiušytė (1963), and Laura Asadauskaitė (1984).

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