Ansis Brūns

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

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

Event	Record	Venue	Year
Javelin	81.28 m	Zurich, Switzerland	2014

Seasonal bests by year

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

References

• Ansis Brūns at World Athletics