Ēriks Rags (born 1 June 1975) is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London. He has competed at three Summer Olympics between 2000 and 2008.[1] He was born in Ventspils.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 28th (q) | 60.52 m | |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 14th (q) | 69.64 m | |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 4th | 78.12 m | |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 22nd (q) | 75.06 m | ||
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 6th | 74.84 m | ||
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (q) | 74.27 m | |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | 83.79 m | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 10th | 81.64 m | ||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 26th (q) | 75.75 m | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | 82.82 m | |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 1st | 82.72 m | ||
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 84.68 m | ||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | 84.07 m | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 17th (q) | 75.72 m | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | 72.20 m | |||
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 7th | 83.14 m | ||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 9th | 72.67 m | |||
| 2005 | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 78.77 m | ||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 6th | 79.86 m | |||
| 2006 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | 79.51 m | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th | 80.01 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 13th (q) | 79.33 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 26th (q) | 76.23 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 8th | 74.93 m | ||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | 76.93 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 20th (q) | 77.34 m | |