Jonas Pipynė was Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n track and field runner and skier.

In 1957 he won Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year

Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year

Since 1956, Lithuania honors their greatest athlete of the year. The award's trophy, a bronze archer, has been given to the following recipients:-External links:*...

 title. In 1954 Pipynė won gold medal in national cross country skiing championships. Sixteen times he won gold medals in Lithuanian Athletics Championships

Lithuanian Athletics Championships

Lithuanian Athletics Championships – national champsionhips in athletics, organizating by Athletic Federation of Lithuania. Recent competitions were held in S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas since 2000. First competition was held in 1921...

. He 32 times reached national Lithuanian running records in 1500 m, 800 m, 1000 m, 2000 m, 5000 m, mile, 4x800, 4x1500, 4x400 events and four times ahcieved Soviet Union record in 1500 m running. 5 times in a row 1956-1959 became Soviet Union champion. In 1956 Pipynė represented Soviet Union in 1956 Summer Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

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Personal bests

Event	Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Venue	Date
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	3:41.1	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union	4 August 1957
2000 metres	5:08.4 (NR)	Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County... , Soviet Union	5 September 1958