Rolandas Verkys (born 17 March 1966) is a retired
Lithuanian
high jumper, who won four
national titles for Lithuania in the men's high jump event.
He finished seventh at the
1992 European Indoor Championships in
Genoa
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with a jump of 2,26 metres.
His personal best jump was 2.34 metres, achieved in June 1991 in
Warszawa
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. This is the current Lithuanian record. The result ranked him third among European high jumpers that season, behind
Dalton Grant
Dalton Grant (born 8 April 1966) is a former high jumper.
Athletics career
Grant won a total number of four national titles for Great Britain (AAA Championships) in the men's high jump event. His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved ...
and
Sorin Matei
Sorin Matei (born 6 July 1963) is a retired Romanian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Bratislava. As of August 2018, Matei is tied for 7th place on the, men's high jump outdoor, all time top list, beh ...
.
European Top Performers 1980-2005: Men (Outdoor)
- GBR Athletics
References
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1966 births
Living people
Lithuanian male high jumpers
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