# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kestutis-sapka
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:12:59.505Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kestutis-sapka"
name: "Kęstutis Šapka"
slug: "kestutis-sapka"
description: "Kęstutis Šapka was a Lithuanian high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. He was inspired to become a professional high jumper after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and became one of the early adopters of Fosbury Flop. He retired due to recurring injuries. After retiring from competitions he worked as a trainer in Vilnius. In 2007, he was ranked as top 16 trainer in track and field athletics."
tagline: "Lithuanian high jumper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/K%C4%99stutis_%C5%A0apka_1972.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1949-11-15"
deathDate: "2025-10-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.05
  momentum:             7.476635514018692
  historical:           14.67339866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "كيستوتيس ساپكا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
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    title: "Kęstutis Šapka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Шапка, Кестутис Альбертович"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump