Māris Urtāns
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Latvia |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Shot put |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 2008 |
Personal bests |
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Māris Urtāns (born 9 February 1981 in Riga) is a Latvian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.63 metres, achieved on 19 June 2010 in Belgrade.
He finished ninth at the
2006 European Championships, the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games
without reaching the final.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Latvia | |||||
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile
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14th (q) | Discus | 50.63 m |
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 18th (q) | Discus | 49.40 m |
2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland
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13th (q) | Shot put | 17.61 m |
2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey
|
9th | Shot put | 18.07 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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23rd (q) | Shot put | 18.40 m |
2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
15th (q) | Shot put | 18.59 m |
Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand
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2nd | Shot put | 19.38 m | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan
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24th (q) | Shot put | 19.17 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China
|
25th (q) | Shot put | 19.57 m |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia
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5th | Shot put | 19.09 m |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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15th (q) | Shot put | 19.89 m | |
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar
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12th (q) | Shot put | 19.97 m |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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3rd | Shot put | 20.72 m | |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France
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12th (q) | Shot put | 19.32 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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15th (q) | Shot put | 19.25 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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26th (q) | Shot put | 19.13 m | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland
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23rd (q) | Shot put | 18.35 m |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic
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– | Shot put | NM |
References
- ^ "Māris Urtāns". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Urtāns grūž sudrabu Bangkokā" (in Latvian). Tvnet.lv. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
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