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Lithuanian high jumper

Kęstutis Šapka
Personal information

Nationality	Lithuanian
Born	15 November 1949 (1949-11-15) (age 75) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Dynamo Vilnius
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2.25 m (1974)

Kęstutis Šapka (born 15 November 1949) is a retired Lithuanian high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. He was inspired to become a professional high jumper after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and became one of the early adopters of Fosbury Flop. He retired due to recurring injuries. After retiring from competitions he worked as a trainer in Vilnius. In 2007, he was ranked as top 16 trainer in track and field athletics.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position
Representing Soviet Union
1971	European Indoor Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	6th
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	2nd
	Summer Olympics	Munich, West Germany	12th
1974	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd

References

Kęstutis Šapka. sports-reference.com
Kestutis Sapka. trackfield.brinkster.net
Marytė Marcinkevičiūtė. "Aukščio trauka". High-jumper.com. Retrieved on 15 July 2016.
Lietuvos lengvosios atletikos trenerių reitingas (TOP-20). 2007-08-4. Lietuvos lengvosios atletikos federacija

v t e European Athletics Championships champions in men's high jump
1934: Kalevi Kotkas (FIN) 1938: Kurt Lundqvist (SWE) 1946: Anton Bolinder (SWE) 1950: Alan Paterson (GBR) 1954: Bengt Nilsson (SWE) 1958: Richard Dahl (SWE) 1962: Valeriy Brumel (URS) 1966: Jacques Madubost (FRA) 1969: Valentin Gavrilov (URS) 1971: Kęstutis Šapka (URS) 1974: Jesper Tørring (DEN) 1978: Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 1982: Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 1986: Igor Paklin (URS) 1990: Dragutin Topić (YUG) 1994: Steinar Hoen (NOR) 1998: Artur Partyka (POL) 2002: Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS) 2006: Andrey Silnov (RUS) 2010: Aleksandr Shustov (RUS) 2012: Robbie Grabarz (GBR) 2014: Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) 2016: Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) 2018: Mateusz Przybylko (GER) 2022: Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) 2024: Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA)

European Athletics Championships champions in men's high jump

v t e European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's high jump
1966: Valeriy Skvortsov (URS) 1967: Anatoliy Moroz (URS) 1968: Valentin Gavrilov (URS) 1969: Valentin Gavrilov (URS) 1970: Valentin Gavrilov (URS) 1971: István Major (HUN) 1972: István Major (HUN) 1973: István Major (HUN) 1974: Kęstutis Šapka (URS) 1975: Vladimír Malý (TCH) 1976: Serhiy Senyukov (URS) 1977: Jacek Wszoła (POL) 1978: Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 1979: Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 1980: Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 1981: Roland Dalhäuser (SUI) 1982: Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 1983: Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) 1984: Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 1985: Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 1986: Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 1987: Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 1988: Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 1989: Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 1990: Artur Partyka (POL) 1992: Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 1994: Dalton Grant (GBR) 1996: Dragutin Topić (YUG) 1998: Artur Partyka (POL) 2000: Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) 2002: Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) 2002: Staffan Strand (SWE) 2005: Stefan Holm (SWE) 2007: Stefan Holm (SWE) 2009: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2011: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2013: Sergey Mudrov (RUS) 2015: Daniil Tsyplakov (RUS) 2017: Sylwester Bednarek (POL) 2019: Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) 2021: Maksim Nedasekau (BLR) 2023: Douwe Amels (NED)

European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's high jump

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