Latvia at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

, at the 2006 European Athletics Championships held in Sweden. In this European Championship will start 16 athletes who will represent Latvia.

Results

Place	Athlete	Event	Results
1	Staņislavs Olijars Stanislavs Olijars Staņislavs Olijars is a Latvian athlete mainly competing in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2000 European indoor champion, and in 2002 he won European indoor and outdoor medals. His best Olympic performance was in 2004, finishing 5th. In 2006, he became European champion in the event...	110m Hurdles	13.24
4	Dmitrijs Miļkevičs Dmitrijs Milkevics Dmitrijs Miļkevičs is a Latvian athlete competing in 400 m and 800 m.-Biography:Miļkevičs ran a career-best 46.44 in the 400 meters at the 2003 European U-23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He has won one NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer...	800 m	1:46.70
4	Vadims Vasiļevskis Vadims Vasilevskis Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...	Javelin	83.21
5	Ainārs Kovals Ainars Kovals Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....	Javelin	81.65
6	Jeļena Prokopčuka Jelena Prokopcuka Jeļena Prokopčuka is a Latvian long-distance runner, perhaps best known for winning the New York City Marathon in 2005 and 2006...	10000m	30:38.78 (NR)
9	Ēriks Rags Eriks Rags Ēriks Rags is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London.-Achievements:-External links:...	Javelin	79.51
9	Jolanta Dukure Jolanta Dukure Jolanta Dukure is a Latvian race walker. She was born in Riga, Latvia.She is the national record holder in all race walking distances.-Achievements:-References:...	20 km walk	1:31.02 (NR)
13	Ingus Janevics Ingus Janevics Ingus Janevics is a Latvian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...	50 km walk	3:56.32 (PB)
13	Inga Kožarenoka Inga Kožarenoka Inga Kožarenoka is a female javelin thrower from Latvia. Her personal best throw is 59.97 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Murjani. At the time it became Latvian record...	Javelin	58.25
14	Jesenija Volžankina	Heptathlon	5979
15/16	Normunds Pūpols Normunds Pūpols Normunds Pūpols is a Latvian high jumper.He is a six-time Latvian champion in high jump and has a personal best of 2.28 metres, set in 2006.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-References:...	Highjump	2.23
16	Artūrs Āboliņš	Longjump	7.77
18	Uģis Brūvelis Ugis Bruvelis Uģis Brūvelis is a Latvian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...	50 km walk	4:02.03
20	Ilze Gribule Ilze Gribule Ilze Gribule is a female javelin thrower from Latvia. Her personal best throw is 58.74 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Riga.-Achievements:-References:...	Javelin	54.48
22	Jesenija Volžankina	Longjump	6.22
26	Māris Urtāns Maris Urtans Māris Urtāns is a male shot putter from Latvia. His personal best throw is 21.63 metres, achieved in 19 June 2010 in Belgrad....	Shotput	18.40
DNS	Ineta Radēviča Ineta Radevica Ineta Radēviča is a Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was 13th in the triple...	Longjump

Men

800m: Dmitrijs Miļkevičs

Dmitrijs Milkevics

Dmitrijs Miļkevičs is a Latvian athlete competing in 400 m and 800 m.-Biography:Miļkevičs ran a career-best 46.44 in the 400 meters at the 2003 European U-23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He has won one NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer...

110m Hurdles: Staņislavs Olijars

Stanislavs Olijars

Staņislavs Olijars is a Latvian athlete mainly competing in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2000 European indoor champion, and in 2002 he won European indoor and outdoor medals. His best Olympic performance was in 2004, finishing 5th. In 2006, he became European champion in the event...

50 km Walk: Ingus Janevics

Ingus Janevics

Ingus Janevics is a Latvian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...

, Uģis Brūvelis

Ugis Bruvelis

Uģis Brūvelis is a Latvian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...

High Jump: Normunds Pūpols

Normunds Pūpols

Normunds Pūpols is a Latvian high jumper.He is a six-time Latvian champion in high jump and has a personal best of 2.28 metres, set in 2006.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-References:...

Long Jump: Artūrs Āboliņš

Shotput: Māris Urtāns

Maris Urtans

Māris Urtāns is a male shot putter from Latvia. His personal best throw is 21.63 metres, achieved in 19 June 2010 in Belgrad....

Javelin: Vadims Vasiļevskis

Vadims Vasilevskis

Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...

, Ēriks Rags

Eriks Rags

Ēriks Rags is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London.-Achievements:-External links:...

, Ainārs Kovals

Ainars Kovals

Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....

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Women

10,000m: Jeļena Prokopčuka

Jelena Prokopcuka

Jeļena Prokopčuka is a Latvian long-distance runner, perhaps best known for winning the New York City Marathon in 2005 and 2006...

20 km Walk: Jolanta Dukure

Jolanta Dukure

Jolanta Dukure is a Latvian race walker. She was born in Riga, Latvia.She is the national record holder in all race walking distances.-Achievements:-References:...

Long Jump: Ineta Radēviča

Ineta Radevica

Ineta Radēviča is a Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was 13th in the triple...

, Jesenija Volžankina

Javelin: Inga Kožarenoka

Inga Kožarenoka

Inga Kožarenoka is a female javelin thrower from Latvia. Her personal best throw is 59.97 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Murjani. At the time it became Latvian record...

, Linda Gribule

Heptathlon: Jesenija Volžankina
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