Robertas Žulpa

Robertas Žulpa (born 20 March 1960, in Vilnius) is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union during his professional career.

Robertas Žulpa

Personal information
Born	20 March 1960 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 200 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) 1981 Split 200 m breaststroke 1983 Rome 100 m breaststroke 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley 1983 Rome 200 m breaststroke Summer Universiade 1983 Edmonton 200 m breaststroke Friendship Games 1984 Moscow 200 metre breaststroke

Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1980.[1] He won a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:15.85 at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In 1988, Žulpa emigrated to Italy where he started to coach swimming to 11-year-old boys. Later, he became Italian–Russian translator for various companies. Žulpa currently spends much of his time in his native Lithuania working as a Lithuanian–Italian translator.

References

1. (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia

External links

• YouTube heat 200 m Breaststroke Olympic Games -80
• Robertas Žulpa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)