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Latvian javelin thrower (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Nationality |  Latvia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1998 (26 years, 195 days old)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw Shot put | ||||||||||||||
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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.[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]
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]
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]
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| Javelin throw | 83.05 m |  | Italian Athletics Clubs Championships | Bergamo, Italy | 10 June 2023 | [1] |
| Javelin throw (700 g) | 77.15 m NU18R | | Jānis Lūsis Cup | Jelgava, Latvia | 14 June 2015 | [1] |
| Shot put | 15.34 m sh |  | Valmiera Open | Valmiera, Latvia | 21 January 2023 | [1] |
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