Ramūnas Vyšniauskas
Personal information
Born23 September 1976
Kelmė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro – 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Athens – 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Sofia – 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Bucharest – 105 kg

Ramūnas Vyšniauskas (born September 23, 1976 in Kelmė) is a retired weightlifter from Lithuania. He competed in the 105 kg class.

He was also a presenter of comedy TV show Lalaila on LNK network.[1]

Results

EventResultSnatchClean and jerkReference
1996 Summer Olympics (91 kg class)19th place140 kg175 kg[2]
2000 Summer Olympics11th place175 kg210 kg[3]
2003 European Championship9th place175 kg215 kg[4]
2004 Summer Olympics5th place[5]187.5 kg222.5 kg[6]
2005 European Championship3rd place182.5 kg227.5 kg[7]
2006 European Championship5th place185225[7]
2007 World Championship6th place180 kg220 kg[8]
2008 European Championship2nd place185 kg220 kg[9]
2008 Summer Olympics did not finish due to a shoulder injury[10]
2009 European Championship3rd place182 kg223 kg

Doping

In 1997 Vyšniauskas was disqualified for two years due to a positive doping test. In 2014 Vyšniauskas was disqualified again due to a positive doping test. in 2020 Vyšniauskas who already finished his weightlifter career, but worked as weightlifting coach was disqualified for eight years for having and for possibility of distributing doping substances.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Ramūnas Vyšniauskas
  2. ↑ "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games: Volume III" (PDF). The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  3. ↑ "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Results MEN 105 kg". Hellenic Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  5. ↑ Vyšniauskas originally placed sixth, but Hungary's Ferenc Gyurkovics was later disqualified.
  6. ↑ ELTA (2004-08-24). "R.Vyšniauskui iki medalio pritrūko 10 kilogramų" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  7. 1 2 "Vysniauskas Ramunas". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Royal World Weighlifting Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  9. ↑ "European Senior Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  10. ↑ "R.Vyšniausko pasirodymą olimpiadoje nutraukė peties trauma" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  11. ↑ Diskvalifikuotas Ramūnas Vyšniauskas (Lietuvos sunkiosios atletikos federacijos treneris)


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