Darius Škarnulis (born October 21, 1977, in Alytus) is a Lithuanian race walker.[1] Škarnulis represented Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 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.[2]
Škarnulis is from Vilnius, Lithuania. He was also a successful marathon runner, winning the 2009 Vilnius Marathon in a time of 2:33:16. The marathon also served as the Lithuanian Athletics Championships over the distance, making him the 2009 national marathon champion.[3] In 2018, Škarnulis won the final stage of the Lithuanian Running Cup over the half marathon distance.[4]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Darius Škarnulis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "D. Škarnulis and V. Damašickienė won the Vilnius Marathon". tv3.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Rumšiškėse – neįprastas pusmaratonio startas ir bėgimo taurės sezono finišas". delfi.it (in Lithuanian).
External links
- Darius Škarnulis at World Athletics
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 August 2012)
- Darius Škarnulis at Olympedia
- Darius Škarnulis at Olympics.com
- Darius Škarnulis at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
