Adolfas Varanauskas
Adolfas Varanauskas 
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| nation |
 Soviet Union
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| birthday | February 4, 1934 |
| place of birth |
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| date of death | January 12, 2007 |
| Place of death | Kaunas |
| Career | |
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| discipline | Shot put |
| Best performance | 18.85 m |
Adolfas Varanauskas (born February 4, 1934 in Paliepis , Kaišiadorys Rajongemeinde , † January 12, 2007 in Kaunas ) was a Lithuanian shot putter who started for the Soviet Union .
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he was eighth with 18.41 m.
In 1963 he became Soviet champion. He set his personal best of 18.85 m on July 5, 1964 in Moscow .
In 1959 and 1963 he was named Lithuania's Sportsman of the Year .
Web links
- Adolfas Varanauskas in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Adolfas Varanauskas in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Varanauskas, Adolfas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian shot putter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paliepis , Kaišiadorys district parish |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2007 |
| Place of death | Kaunas , Lithuania |