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Jānis Lūsis (19 May 1939 – 29 April 2020[2][3]) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed in javelin throw.

Jānis Lūsis

Lūsis in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1939-05-19)19 May 1939[1] Jelgava, Latvia
Died	29 April 2020(2020-04-29) (aged 80) Riga, Latvia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	93.80 m (1969)
Medal record Men’s Athletics Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Javelin 1972 Munich Javelin 1964 Tokyo Javelin European Championships 1962 Belgrade Javelin 1966 Budapest Javelin 1969 Athens Javelin 1971 Helsinki Javelin Universiade 1963 Porto Alegre Javelin
Updated on 1 June 2015.

Biography

Lūsis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society. He competed in four Summer Olympics for the USSR team, winning bronze in 1964 Olympics, gold in 1968 Olympics and silver in 1972 Olympics.

The javelin competition at the 1972 Games was the closest in Olympic history. Germany's Klaus Wolfermann had taken the lead from Lūsis in the fifth round with an Olympic Record throw of 90.48 meters. Then, in the sixth and final round, Lūsis let fly with a very long effort that measured at 90.46 meters - Wolfermann's two-centimeter margin was, at the time, the smallest unit of measurement used in javelin competitions.

As of 2020^[update], he remains the only Latvian to have won an all three classes of Olympic medals (gold, silver and bronze) over the span of his career. Lūsis set two world records in javelin throw, of 91.68 m in 1968 and of 93.80 m in 1972. He is also a 4-time European champion. In 1987 IAAF named him the greatest javelin thrower in history.

After Lūsis finished competing, he became an athletics coach. He was married to Elvīra Ozoliņa, the 1960 Olympic female champion in the javelin throw. Their son, Voldemārs Lūsis, is also a javelin thrower who competed in 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.

During the 2009 Latvian Sportspersonality of the year award ceremony, Lūsis received the Lifetime Contribution to Sport award.

In 2014 he was inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame.[4]

References

External links

• Latvian Bio

На других языках

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- [en] Jānis Lūsis

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[fr] Jānis Lūsis

Jānis Lūsis, né le 19 mai 1939 à Jelgava en RSS de Lettonie (Union soviétique) et mort le 28 avril 2020 à Riga en Lettonie[1],[2], est un athlète letton, lanceur de javelot et champion olympique en 1968 à Mexico. Il a également été quadruple champion d'Europe de la discipline entre 1962 et 1971.

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[it] Jānis Lūsis

Janis Vol'demarovič Lusis o, in lettone, Jānis Lūsis (in russo Янис Вольдемарович Лусис; Jelgava, 19 maggio 1939 – Riga, 29 aprile 2020) è stato un giavellottista sovietico.

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[ru] Лусис, Янис Вольдемарович

Я́нис Вольдема́рович Лу́сис (латыш. Jānis Lūsis; 19 мая 1939[1], Елгава — 29 апреля 2020[2][3], Рига) — советский латвийский метатель копья, олимпийский чемпион (1968, Мехико), серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр (1972, Мюнхен), бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр (1964, Токио). Чемпион Европы (1962, 1966, 1969, 1971). Чемпион СССР (1962—1966, 1968—1973, 1976). Рекордсмен мира (1968—1969, 1972—1973). Внесён в зал Славы ИААФ.

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