| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mindaugas Norbutas |
| Nationality |  Lithuania |
| Born | (1976-08-24) 24 August 1976 (age 48) Vaiguva, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | Tutuvenai |
| Coached by | Povilas Sabaitis |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:46.64 (2003) 1500 m: 3:49.03 (2008) |
Mindaugas Norbutas (born 24 August 1976, in Vaiguva) is a retired Lithuanian middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. He represented his nation Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also recorded a national record and a personal best of 1:46.64 in the men's 800 metres upon placing sixth at the 2003 EWE Athletics Cup in Cuxhaven, Germany. Norbutas has also trained throughout his athletic career for Tutuvenai Sport Club in his native Kelmė, under his personal coach Povilas Sabaitis.
Norbutas qualified for the men's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by registering a B-standard entry time of 1:46.64 from the EWE Athletics Cup in Cuxhaven. He threw down a seasonal best of 1:47.38 in heat two, but faded only to sixth and did not advance further into the semifinals, trailing behind the leader Joseph Mutua of Kenya by almost two seconds.
References
- ^ "XXVIII Olympic Games – Mindaugas Norbutas" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lengvoji atletika. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mindaugas Norbutas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Lietuvių startai Atėnų olimpinėse žaidynėse" [Lithuanians have started the Athens Olympics] (in Lithuanian). Vakarų ekspresas. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- "Mindaugas Norbutas išlydėtas į olimpiadą" [Mindaugas Norbutas arrives at the Olympics] (in Lithuanian). Šiaulių kraštas. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- "Mindaugas Norbutas ruošiasi olimpiadai" [Mindaugas Norbutas competes for the Olympics] (in Lithuanian). Šiaulių kraštas. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 800m Round 1 – Heat 2". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- "Lietuvių rezultatai" [Results for Lithuania] (in Lithuanian). Verslo žinios. 28 August 2004. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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