Ansis Brūns Explained

Ansis Brūns (born 30 March 1989 in Ventspils) is a Latvian javelin thrower.

His current personal best throw is 81.28 metres, which was set at the 2014 European Athletics Championships.

With a throw results of 75.31 metres, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

In his youth years Ansis usually competed in decathlon, switching to javelin only later on.

International competitions

Representing
2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco20th (q)61.59 m
2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands13th67.33 m
2008Bydgoszcz, Poland3rd75.31 m
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania24th (q)65.98 m
2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic17th (q)66.99 m
UniversiadeShenzhen, China9th74.91 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland11th72.24 m

Seasonal bests by year