Māris Bružiks
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Māris Bružiks (born 25 August 1962 in Pļaviņas, Latvia[1]) is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR, and later, following its dissolution, Latvia.
He first won the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986, setting a championship record (CR) with 17.54 metres. The record still stands, having been equalled by Christian Olsson in 2002. Outdoor Bružiks reached 17.56 metres, in September 1988.
He was New York City-based former model Ines Misan's first husband.[citation needed]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | |||||
1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Triple jump | 17.54 m =CR |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 2nd | Triple jump | ||
Representing Latvia | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | Triple jump | 16.80 m |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | Triple jump | |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.20 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th | Triple jump | 16.80 m |
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Triple jump |
External links
- Māris Bružiks profile at IAAF
References
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Categories:
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2007
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Pļaviņas
- Soviet triple jumpers
- Latvian triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Latvia
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Latvian athletics biography stubs
- Soviet athletics biography stubs