Ansis Brūns

Ansis Brūns (born 30 March 1989 in Ventspils) is a Latvian javelin thrower.

His current personal best throw is 81.28 metres, which was set at the 2014 European Athletics Championships.

With a throw results of 75.31 metres, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

In his youth years Ansis usually competed in decathlon, switching to javelin only later on.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Latvia
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 20th (q) 61.59 m
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 13th 67.33 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 75.31 m
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 24th (q) 65.98 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 17th (q) 66.99 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 9th 74.91 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th 72.24 m

Personal bests

Event Record Venue Year
Javelin 81.28 m Zurich, Switzerland 2014

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2007 - 72.40
  • 2008 - 75.31
  • 2009 - 78.82
  • 2010 - 79.35
  • 2011 - 80.40
  • 2012 - 75.00
  • 2014 - 81.28

References



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