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Patriks Gailums

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Patriks Gailums
Personal information
Nationality Latvia
Born10 May 1998 (26 years, 225 days old)[1]
Ikšķile, Latvia [2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Shot put
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • JT: 84.05m (2023)
  • JT (700g): 77.15m NYR (2015)
  • SP: 15.34m (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Latvia
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Utrecht Javelin throw
Updated on 26 December 2023

Patriks Gailums (born 10 May 1998) is a Latvian javelin thrower. He was the silver medalist at the 2022 European Throwing Cup, and he is a four-time medalist at the Latvian Athletics Championships.

Career

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2013–2018

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In July 2013, Gailums won bronze in the javelin throw at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht with a throw of 65.73 meters.[3] Two years later, he finished in 11th place at the World U18 Championships in Cali with a throw of 66.75 meters.[4] In July 2016, Gailums set a new personal best of 74.02 meters in the qualifiers at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz.[5] However, in the final, he did not reach the same level and finished in 11th place with a throw of 66.84 meters.[6]

In July 2017, Gailums set a new personal best with a throw of 81.91 meters at a competition in Valmiera, which also became a new world junior best for the year.[7] Later that month at the European Junior Championships in Grosseto, he finished in fourth place with a throw of 73.43 meters.[8][9] In July 2018, Gailums took bronze at the Latvian championships in Riga with a throw of 75.57 meters.[10] The following month, he finished 14th overall in the qualifiers at the European Championships in Berlin with a throw of 78.10 meters, which was not enough for a place in the final.[11]

2019–2022

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In July 2019, Gailums finished in fourth place at the European U23 Championships in Gävle with a throw of 79.81 meters.[12][13] Later that month, he took his second consecutive bronze at the Latvian championships in Ogre with a throw of 77.47 meters.[1] In June 2021, Gailums took his third bronze at the Latvian championships in Jelgava with a throw of 77.81 meters.[14] In March 2022, he won silver at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria with a throw of 79.49 meters.[15]

In May 2022, Gailums improved his personal best twice. First, he improved it by 66 centimeters to 82.57 meters at a competition in Ogre[16] and then by over another meter to 83.65 meters at a competition in Kalamata, Greece.[17] The following month, Gailums won silver at the Latvian championships in Valmiera, only beaten by Rolands Štrobinders.[18] In July 2022, he competed at the World Championships in Eugene, but did not advance from the qualifiers in the javelin throw.[19] The following month, Gailums competed at the European Championships in Munich, where he finished in sixth place in the javelin throw.[20]

2023

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In June 2023, Gailums improved his personal best by 40 centimeters to 84.05 meters at a competition in Bergamo.[21] In August 2023, he competed at the World Championships in Budapest, but did not advance from the qualifiers, finishing in 21st place overall.[22]

Statistics

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Personal bests

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Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Ref
Javelin throw 83.05 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Italian Athletics Clubs Championships Bergamo, Italy 10 June 2023 [1]
Javelin throw (700 g) 77.15 m NU18R 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jānis Lūsis Cup Jelgava, Latvia 14 June 2015 [1]
Shot put 15.34 m sh 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valmiera Open Valmiera, Latvia 21 January 2023 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Patriks Gailums at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/patriks-gailums_1948119
  3. ^ "Results – European Youth Summer Olympic Festival 2013". timetronics.be. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Results – Youth World Championships 2015 – Boys' Javelin Throw – Final" (PDF). iaaf.org. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Patriks Gailums reaches the final, Sindija Bukša - in the semifinals" (in Latvian). athletics.lv. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Results – Junior World Championships 2016 – Men's Javelin Throw – Final" (PDF). iaaf.org. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Patriks Gailums - 81.91 m; Oļegs Kozjakovs in the World U18 Championship decathlon after the first day - 2nd place" (in Latvian). athletics.lv. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Aceti adds to Italian medal haul with 400m gold". european-athletics.com. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Painfully! Javelin thrower Gailums loses bronze in the final throw series at the European U-20 Championships" (in Latvian). sports.tv3.lv. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Latvian Athletics Championships" (in Latvian). athletics.lv. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Results – European Championships 2018 – Men's Javelin Throw – Qualifiers" (PDF). european-athletics.org. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Maksims Sinčukovs – fifth best in Europe" (in Latvian). athletics.lv. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  13. ^ "European U23 Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  14. ^ "Anete Kociņa and Gatis Čakšs show the highest results on the first day of the Latvian championships" (in Latvian). athletics.lv. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Latvian javelin thrower Gailums wins second place in the European Cup throwing disciplines" (in Latvian). sportazinas.com. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Gailums improves personal record in javelin throwing, Ivanova wins silver in junior World Weightlifting Championships" (in Latvian). sportazinas.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Javelin thrower Gailums improves personal record" (in Latvian). sportazinas.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  18. ^ "First day of the 101st Latvian Championship" (in Latvian). athletics.lv. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Javelin throwers Gailums and Strobinders fail to enter the WC final". archysport.com. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Javelin thrower Gailums achieves the highest result of Latvian track and field athletes at the European Championship with 6th place". archysport.com. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Javelin thrower Patriks Gailums improves personal record in competition in Italy" (in Latvian). jauns.lv. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  22. ^ "All Latvian javelin throwers remain without a place in the World Championship final" (in Latvian). delfi.lv. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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