About Jonas Pipynė
Lived 1935 – 1997 (aged 61). Jonas Pipynė was a Lithuanian athletics competitor.
Jonas Pipynė (30 November 1935 in Biržai – 23 September 1997 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian track and field runner and skier.
In 1957, he was named the Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year. In 1954 Pipynė won gold medal in national cross country skiing championships. Sixteen times he won gold medals in Lithuanian Athletics Championships. He reached national Lithuanian running records 32 times in 1500 m, 800 m, 1000 m, 2000 m, 5000 m, mile, 4x800, 4x1500, 4x400 events and four times achieved Soviet Union record in 1500 m run. 4 times in a row 1956–1959 became Soviet Union champion. Pipynė represented Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Personal bests EventTime (sec)VenueDate1500 metres 3:41.1 (NRU23) Moscow, Soviet Union 4 August 19572000 metres 5:08.4 (NR) Vilnius, Soviet Union 7 September 1958
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Who was Jonas Pipynė?
Olympic runner
When was Jonas Pipynė born?
Jonas Pipynė was born on 30 November 1935 in Biržai.
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Jonas Pipynė died on 23 September 1997 in Vilnius.
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Jonas Pipynė was an athletics competitor.
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Jonas Pipynė was Lithuanian.
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