Marius Zibolis
Marius Zibolis (born October 14, 1974 in Vilkaviškis , Lithuanian SSR ) is a Lithuanian goalball player .
Life
Zibolis has been playing goalball since 1989. In 1998 he reached third place at the Goalball World Championships in Madrid with the Lithuanian national goalball team . In 2001 he won second place and silver at the European Goalball Championships. In the same year he was awarded the Order of Grand Duke Gediminas (5th degree) by the President of Lithuania. 2002 reached Zibolis with the Lithuanian national goalball team the second place at the world championships in Rio de Janeiro . Four years later they managed to win the World Championships in Spartanburg .
In 2000 , Zibolis took part in the Paralympic Games for the first time and won a bronze medal there with his team. In 2004 in Athens , however, he could not repeat this success. It was not until 2008 in Beijing that he and his team won a medal (silver) again.
Zibolis now lives in Vilnius .
successes
Summer Paralympics
- 2000 Sydney: Bronze
- 2008 Beijing: silver
Other international competitions
- 1998 IBSA World Goalball Championships, Madrid: Bronze
- 2001 IBSA European Goalball Championships, Budapest: Silver
- 2002 IBSA World Goalball Championships, Rio de Janeiro: Silver
- 2006 IBSA World Goalball Championships, Spartanburg: Gold
Web links
- Entry on the side of IBSA (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zibolis, Marius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian goalball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vilkaviškis , Lithuanian SSR |