Māris Urtāns
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 Māris Urtāns in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born |
9 February 1981 Rīga, Latvia[1] |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Latvia |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008 |
| Personal best(s) |
|
Māris Urtāns (born 9 February 1981 in Riga) is a Latvian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.63 metres, achieved in 19 June 2010 in Belgrade.
He finished ninth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade.[2] He also competed 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
| Representing Latvia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 14th (q) | Discus throw | 50.63 m |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13th (q) | Shot put | 17.61 m |
| 2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 9th | Shot put | 18.07 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 25th (q) | Shot put | 18.40 m |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 16th (q) | Shot put | 18.59 m |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | Shot put | 19.38 m | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 25th (q) | Shot put | 19.17 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 25th (q) | Shot put | 19.57 m |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | Shot put | 19.09 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (q) | Shot put | 19.89 m | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 13th (q) | Shot put | 19.97 m |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | Shot put | 20.72 m | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 12th (q) | Shot put | 19.32 m |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th (q) | Shot put | 19.25 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 27th (q) | Shot put | 19.13 m | |
References
- ↑ "Māris Urtāns". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Urtāns grūž sudrabu Bangkokā" (in Latvian). Tvnet.lv. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
External links
- Māris Urtāns profile at IAAF
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