Zigismunds Sirmais
Latvian javelin thrower
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Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-05-06) May 6, 1992 (age 32) Rīga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lina Muze | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Javelin throw: 86.66 m (2016) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zigismunds Sirmais (born May 6, 1992 in Riga) is a Latvian javelin thrower. Sirmais achieved his best result of 86.66 while winning the 2016 European Athletics Championships. He previously threw the world junior record of 84.69 m on June 22, 2011 in Bauska, Latvia.[1] He is competing for the club Arkādija under coach Valentīna Eiduka.
Seasonal bests by year
- 2009 – 65.03
- 2010 – 82.27
- 2011 – 84.69
- 2012 – 84.06
- 2013 – 82.77
- 2014 – 86.61
- 2015 – 79.37
- 2016 – 86.66
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 7th | 73.38 m |
2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 81.53 CR |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 82.77 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 86.66 m PB |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (q) | 80.65 m |
References
- ^ Kārlis Evertovskis (June 22, 2011). "Sirmajam jauns pasaules junioru rekords – 84.69, Vasiļevskim – 87 metri". sportacentrs.com. Retrieved June 25, 2011. (in Latvian)
External links
- Zigismunds Sirmais at World Athletics
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Preceded by | Latvian Rising Sportspersonality of the Year 2011 | Succeeded by |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's javelin throw
- 1934:
Matti Järvinen (FIN)
- 1938:
Matti Järvinen (FIN)
- 1946:
Lennart Atterwall (SWE)
- 1950:
Toivo Hyytiäinen (FIN)
- 1954:
Janusz Sidło (POL)
- 1958:
Janusz Sidło (POL)
- 1962:
Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1966:
Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1969:
Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1971:
Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1974:
Hannu Siitonen (FIN)
- 1978:
Michael Wessing (FRG)
- 1982:
Uwe Hohn (GDR)
- 1986:
Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)
- 1990:
Steve Backley (GBR)
- 1994:
Steve Backley (GBR)
- 1998:
Steve Backley (GBR)
- 2002:
Steve Backley (GBR)
- 2006:
Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2010:
Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2012:
Vítězslav Veselý (CZE)
- 2014:
Antti Ruuskanen (FIN)
- 2016:
Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT)
- 2018:
Thomas Röhler (GER)
- 2022:
Julian Weber (GER)
- 2024:
Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)
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