Jānis Leitis

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

Jānis Leitis

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

Event	Record	Venue	Year
100 metres	10.71 s	Riga, Latvia	2011
200 metres	21.13 s	Valmiera, Latvia	2017
400 metres	45.53 s	Berlin, Germany	2018
Long jump	7.98 m	Liepāja, Latvia	2011
Triple jump	16.12 m	Lincoln, US (indoor)	2013

References

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

External links

• Janis Leitis at Olympics.com
• Jānis Leitis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)