Kęstutis Bulota (23 October 1896 – 1941) was a Lithuanian multi-sport athlete who participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics in speed skating. In 1922 and 1923 he played for the LFLS Kaunas football club. He was the Lithuanian champion in multiple sports, including holding national records in racewalking, the triple jump, and relay sprinting.
In 1928, Bulota become Lithuania's first winter Olympian. His best result was fifth place in the 10,000 metres race, which was ultimately abandoned due to thawing ice. On 14 June 1941, Bulota was deported to Siberia by Soviet authorities. He died there, while trying to escape from the Sosna Gulag labour camp when he was shot by security officers.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Pirmasis Lietuvos žiemos olimpietis, nušautas sovietų". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
edit- Bulota profile in LSE
- Kęstutis Bulota at Olympics.com
- Kęstutis Bulota at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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