Robertas Žulpa (born 20 March 1960, in Vilnius) is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union during his professional career.

Robertas Žulpa
Personal information
Born (1960-03-20) 20 March 1960 (age 64)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 200 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton 200 m breaststroke
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow 200 metre breaststroke

Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1980.[1] He won a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:15.85 at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In 1988, Žulpa emigrated to Italy where he started to coach swimming to 11-year-old boys. Later, he became ItalianRussian translator for various companies. Žulpa currently spends much of his time in his native Lithuania working as a Lithuanian–Italian translator.

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