Romas Ubartas (born 26 May 1960 in Panevėžys) is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Lithuania, the nation's first gold. His personal best was 70.06m. He also became European champion, in 1986. When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union, he trained at Dynamo in Vilnius. In 1993, after finishing fourth at the World Track and Field Championships in Germany, Ubartas failed a doping test and was disqualified for four years.
Achievements Representing 1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany 1stDiscus67.08 m1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy6thDiscus65.50 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 2ndDiscus67.48 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States 1stDiscus67.14 mRepresenting 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 1stDiscus65.12 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9thDiscus61.66 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada14thDiscus61.49 m2002Lithuanian ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania2ndDiscus52.60 m
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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