Artūras Kasputis

Artūras Kasputis (born 26 February 1967) is a retired track and road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who represented the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4.000 team pursuit, alongside Viacheslav Ekimov, Dmitry Nelyubin and Gintautas Umaras. During the Soviet time he trained at Dynamo sports society in Klaipėda. He was a professional road cyclist from 1992 to 2002, and afterwards became a cycling manager in the professional circuit.

Artūras Kasputis
Kasputis at the 2012 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full nameArtūras Kasputis
Born (1967-02-22) 22 February 1967
Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1992Postobón
1993–2002Chazal–MBK
Managerial team
2013–Ag2r–La Mondiale
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team Pursuit
World Championships
1987 Vienna4km Individual Pursuit
Representing  Lithuania
World Championships
1992 Valencia4km Individual Pursuit
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