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{{Short description|Lithuanian discus thrower}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| nationality = Lithuanian
| name = Romas Ubartas
| image = Romas Ubartas by Augustas Didzgalvis (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ubartas in 2011
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|26 May 1960}}
| birth_place = [[Panevėžys]], [[Lithuanian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height = 2.03 m
| weight = 120 kg
| country = {{URS}}<br/>{{LTU}}
| sport = Athletics
| event = Discus throw
| pb = 70.06 m (1988)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[sport of athletics|Athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{URS}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{Medal|Silver| [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] |[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1986 European Athletics Championships|1986 Stuttgart]] |[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{LTU}} }}
{{Medal|Olympics}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] |[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Discus]]}}
}}
'''Romas Ubartas''' (born 26 May 1960 in [[Panevėžys]]) is a retired male [[discus throw]]er from [[Lithuania]] who won a silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]] for the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] and a gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]] for [[Lithuania]], the nation's first gold.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romas Ubartas |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/romas-ubartas |website=Olympics.com |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> His personal best was 70.06m. He also became European champion, in [[1986 European Athletics Championships|1986]]. When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union, he trained at [[Dynamo (sports society)|Dynamo]] in [[Vilnius]]. In 1993, after finishing fourth at the World Track and Field Championships in Germany, Ubartas failed a doping test and was disqualified for four years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/09/22/shot-putter-stulce-says-hell-appeal-drug-test/|title=Shot-putter Stulce Says He'll Appeal Drug Test|website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=22 September 1993 |access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{URS}}
|-
|1986
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart]], [[West Germany]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Discus
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|67.08 m]]
|-
|1987
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Rome, Italy]]
|6th
|Discus
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|65.50 m]]
|-
|1988
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|67.48 m]]
|-
|1990
|[[1990 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Seattle]], [[United States]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games|67.14 m]]
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{LTU}}
|-
|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|65.12 m]]
|-
|1998
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|9th
|Discus
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|61.66 m]]
|-
|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|14th
|Discus
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|61.49 m]]
|-
|2002
|[[2002 Lithuanian Athletics Championships|Lithuanian Championships]]
|[[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|52.60 m
|}

==See also==
*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Romas Ubartas}}
*{{SR/Olympics profile|ub/romas-ubartas-1}}

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{{Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year}}

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[[Category:Soviet male discus throwers]]
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[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
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[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Lithuania]]
[[Category:Soviet Athletics Championships winners]]


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