Darius Škarnulis (born October 21, 1977, in

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) is a Lithuanian race walker. Škarnulis represented

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at the

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, and competed in the men's 50 km race walk, along with his teammate and twin brother Donatas. While his twin brother did not finish the walk, Darius received a final warning (a total of three red cards) for not following the proper form during the 10 km lap, and was subsequently disqualified. Škarnulis is from

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, Lithuania. He was also a successful

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runner, winning the 2009

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in a time of 2:33:16. The marathon also served as the

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over the distance, making him the 2009 national marathon champion. In 2018, Škarnulis won the final stage of the Lithuanian Running Cup over the

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distance.

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* * * * * Lithuanian male race walkers Living people Olympic athletes for Lithuania Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Alytus 1977 births {{Lithuania-athletics-bio-stub