Patriks Gailums

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Patriks Gailums
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Gailums resting at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Latvia.svg   Latvia
Born10 May 1998 (26 years, 88 days old) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
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 Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

Contents

Career

2013–2018

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. [2] Two years later, he finished in 11th place at the World U18 Championships in Cali with a throw of 66.75 meters. [3] In July 2016, Gailums set a new personal best of 74.02 meters in the qualifiers at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz. [4] However, in the final, he did not reach the same level and finished in 11th place with a throw of 66.84 meters. [5]

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. [6] Later that month at the European Junior Championships in Grosseto, he finished in fourth place with a throw of 73.43 meters. [7] [8] In July 2018, Gailums took bronze at the Latvian championships in Riga with a throw of 75.57 meters. [9] 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. [10]

2019–2022

In July 2019, Gailums finished in fourth place at the European U23 Championships in Gävle with a throw of 79.81 meters. [11] [12] 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. [13] In March 2022, he won silver at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria with a throw of 79.49 meters. [14]

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

2023

In June 2023, Gailums improved his personal best by 40 centimeters to 84.05 meters at a competition in Bergamo. [20] In August 2023, he competed at the World Championships in Budapest, but did not advance from the qualifiers, finishing in 21st place overall. [21]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDateRef
Javelin throw 83.05 mGold medal icon.svg Italian Athletics Clubs Championships Bergamo, Italy 10 June 2023 [1]
Javelin throw (700 g)77.15 m NU18R Gold medal icon.svgJānis Lūsis Cup Jelgava, Latvia 14 June 2015 [1]
Shot put 15.34 m sh Silver medal icon.svgValmiera Open Valmiera, Latvia 21 January 2023 [1]

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References

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