| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mindaugas Norbutas |
| Nationality |  Lithuania |
| Born | 24 August 1976 Vaiguva, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | Tutuvenai [1] |
| Coached by | Povilas Sabaitis [1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:46.64 (2003) 1500 m: 3:49.03 (2008) |
Mindaugas Norbutas (born 24 August 1976, in Vaiguva) is a retired Lithuanian middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. [2] He represented his nation Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also recorded a national record and a personal best of 1:46.64 in the men's 800 metres upon placing sixth at the 2003 EWE Athletics Cup in Cuxhaven, Germany. [3] [1] Norbutas has also trained throughout his athletic career for Tutuvenai Sport Club in his native Kelmė, under his personal coach Povilas Sabaitis. [4]
Norbutas qualified for the men's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by registering a B-standard entry time of 1:46.64 from the EWE Athletics Cup in Cuxhaven. [3] [1] [5] He threw down a seasonal best of 1:47.38 in heat two, but faded only to sixth and did not advance further into the semifinals, trailing behind the leader Joseph Mutua of Kenya by almost two seconds. [6] [7]
