Ramūnas Vyšniauskas

Ramūnas Vyšniauskas
Personal information
Born 1976-09-23
Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
European Championships
2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro – 105 kg
2003 Athens – 105 kg
2005 Sofia – 105 kg
2009 Bucharest – 105 kg

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

Results

EventResultSnatchClean and jerkReference
1996 Summer Olympics (91 kg class)19th place140 kg175 kg[1]
2000 Summer Olympics11th place175 kg210 kg[2]
2003 European Championship9th place175 kg215 kg[3]
2004 Summer Olympics5th place[4]187.5 kg222.5 kg[5]
2005 European Championship3rd place182.5 kg227.5 kg[6]
2006 European Championship5th place185225[6]
2007 World Championship6th place180 kg220 kg[7]
2008 European Championship2nd place185 kg220 kg[8]
2008 Summer Olympics did not finish due to a shoulder injury[9]
2009 European Championship3rd place182 kg223 kg

About

Ramunas Vysniauskas is a cultural, sports and business person. He was the host of a popular television show in Lithuania. Also, he was Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus's trustee in an election campaign. Currently he is the CEO of "Hacker Corporation" (www.hackercorporation.com), and actively participates in various television projects, cultural and sports activities.

Hobbies

Literature, poetry, IT technologies, fishing.

References

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


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