Ansis Brūns

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Event Record Venue Year
Javelin 81.28 m Zurich, Switzerland 2014

Seasonal bests by year[edit]

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

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