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{{short description|Lithuanian athlete}}
'''Saulius Kleiza''' (born April 2, 1964 in [[Kaunas]]) is a retired [[shot put]]ter and [[discus throw]]er from [[Lithuania]], who competed for his native country at two consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in 1996. His personal best in the shot put event is 20.91 metres, thrown on 13 May 1987 in [[Leselidze (town)|Leselidze]].

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing the {{URS}}
|-
|1987
|[[Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] 
|[[Zagreb, Yugoslavia]]
| –
|[[Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade - Men's shot put|NM]]
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{flag|Lithuania|1988}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[St. Petersburg, Russia]]
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games – Results#Shot put|19.44 m]]
|-
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|10th
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|18.80 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|13th
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|18.41 m]]
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|13th
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|18.99 m]]
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, United States]]
|30th
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put|18.21 m]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|11th
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|18.25 m]]
|-
|1998
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|20th (q)
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|18.57 m]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Sevilla]], [[Spain]]
|10th
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|19.01 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|28th
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put|18.59 m]]
|}

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030452/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/saulius-kleiza-1.html sports-reference]
* [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=LTU/athcode=1434/index.html IAAF Profile]


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[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lithuanian male shot putters]]
[[Category:Lithuanian male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Lithuania]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kaunas]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Lithuania]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games]]


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