Valters Kreišs
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| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | 19 September 2003 Riga, Latvia |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
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| Personal best(s) | Pole vault: 5.72m (Valmiera, 2024) |
Valters Kreišs (born 19 September 2003) is a Latvian pole vaulter.[1]
Career
[edit]He was born and raised in Riga. He is coached by Mareks Ārents.[2]
He won the Latvian national championship pole vault title for the first time in July 2023 in Valmiera.[3] He finished fourth in the pole vault at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, with a new personal best height of 5.60 metres.[4]
He made his senior championships debut at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, where a clearance of 5.45 meters saw him share 14th place.[5] That month, he increased his personal best and Latvian under-23 record to 5.72 metres and retained his Latvian national title.[6][7] He competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he qualified for the final with a 5.70 metres clearance, before placing twelfth overall in the final.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Valters Kreišs". world athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Breaking records and growing dreadlocks. Pole vaulter Valters Kreiss strives to overtake his coach". lsm.lv. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Latvian Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "KREIS WINS THE FOURTH PLACE IN THE POLE VAULT AT THE EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIP". sportacentre.com. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Valters Kreiš, the leading pole vaulter in the Baltics: "I'm training, I feel strong and confident in myself"". jauns.lv. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Latvian Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Pole vaulter Kreiš admits that starting at the European Championship was a good experience before the Olympic Games". jauna.lv. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Latvian Olympics athletes guide: Part 1". lsm.lv. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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