Jānis Leitis

Jānis Leitis

Personal information
Born	(1989-04-13) April 13, 1989 (age 32)
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400m and long jump

Jānis Leitis (born 13 April 1989 in Riga) is a Latvian athlete who usually competes in 400m and long jump.

Leitis is the 2009 European U23 champion in long jump. He is the national record holder in the 400 m (45.53, 2018).

Achievements[]

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Discipline	Details
Representing  Latvia
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	14th	400 m	47.51 s
	Latvian Championships	Valmiera, Latvia	2nd	200 m	21.90 s
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	1st	Long jump	7.90 m (wind: 0.2 m/s)
	Latvian Championships	Ventspils, Latvia	1st	200 m	21.57 s
			1st	Long jump	7.58 m
2010	Latvian Championships	Jēkabpils, Latvia	1st	Long jump	7.43 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	20th	Long jump	7.87 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.42
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	400 m	45.88 s
			32nd	Long jump	5.88 m
			12th	4 × 100 m relay	40.46 s
	Summer Olympics	London, Great Britain	35th	400 m	46.41 s
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	14th	400 m	45.53 s
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	400 m	47.36 s

Personal bests[]

References[]

• Jānis Leitis at World Athletics
• Jānis Leitis at Tilastopaja (registration required)

External links[]

• Janis Leitis at the International Olympic Committee
• Jānis Leitis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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