Edis Matusevičius

Edis Matusevičius
Personal information
Born (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw

Edis Matusevičius (born 30 June 1996) is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without registering a valid mark in the qualifying round. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.

His personal best in the event is 84.78 seconds set in Riga in 2017.[3] This is the current national record.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Lithuania
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 17th (q) Javelin throw (700 g) 68.88 m
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 21st (q) Javelin throw 63.84 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 6th Javelin throw 70.58 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 3rd Javelin throw 77.48 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 21st (q) Javelin throw 77.86 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th Javelin throw 76.82 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom Javelin throw NM
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 18th (q) Javelin throw 70.61 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 10th Javelin throw 77.64 m

References

  1. "European Athletics - Athlete: Edis Matusevicius". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  2. Edis Matusevičius at IAAF
  3. "Profile of Edis MATUSEVIČIUS". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.


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