Mantas Panovas (born 20 August 1989) is a Lithuanian former goalball player who competed at international goalball competitions. He is a Paralympic champion, World champion and triple European champion. He was a former long jumper and sprinter before switching to goalball in 2007, he played for Lithuania's men's national goalball team from 2009 to 2020, he retired early following injury problems.[1][2][3][4]
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| Born | 20 August 1989 Rokiškis, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Goalball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Mantas Panovas - Goalball Team (in Lithuanian)". golbolas.lt. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Mantas Panovas - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Mantas Panovas - Lithuanian Paralympic Committee (in Lithuanian)". Lithuanian Paralympic Committee. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Panovas decided to make a change: he ends his career in the national team (in Lithuanian)". Kauno diena. 10 May 2020.