Jānis Leitis

Jānis Leitis (born 13 April 1989 in Riga) is a Latvian athlete usually competing in 400m and long jump.

Jānis Leitis
Personal information
Born (1989-04-13) April 13, 1989
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Latvia
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m and long jump

Leitis is the 2009 European U23 champion in long jump. He is the national record holder in the 400 m (45.53, 2018).

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Discipline Details
Representing  Latvia
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 14th 400 m 47.51 s
Latvian Championships Valmiera, Latvia 2nd 200 m 21.90 s
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1st Long jump 7.90 m (wind: 0.2 m/s)
Latvian Championships Ventspils, Latvia 1st 200 m 21.57 s
1st Long jump 7.58 m
2010 Latvian Championships Jēkabpils, Latvia 1st Long jump 7.43 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 20th Long jump 7.87 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.42
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th 400 m 45.88 s
32nd Long jump 5.88 m
12th 4 × 100 m relay 40.46 s
Summer Olympics London, Great Britain 35th 400 m 46.41 s
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 14th 400 m 45.53 s
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 400 m 47.36 s

Personal bests

Event Record Venue Year
100 metres 10.71 s Riga, Latvia 2011
200 metres 21.13 s Valmiera, Latvia 2017
400 metres 45.53 s Berlin, Germany 2018
Long jump 7.98 m Liepāja, Latvia 2011
Triple jump 16.12 m Lincoln, US (indoor) 2013

References


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