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Edis Matusevičius
Lithuanian javelin thrower (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edis Matusevičius (born 30 June 1996) is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.[2]
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He finished sixth at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, throwing 70.58 metres.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in Eskilstuna, Sweden with a throw of 77.48 metres. [4] He represented his country at the senior 2017 World Championships without registering a valid mark in the qualifying round.[5]
He set a personal best, and Lithuanian national record in the event, of 89.17 metres during the Lithuanian Athletics Championships in Palanga, in 2019.[6] He competed at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships, held in Sandnes, Norway in August 2019, and won the second division event with a throw of 82.35 metres.[7] He won the gold medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy in 2023 with a throw of 80.07 metres.[8]
He competed in Tokyo, Japan, at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, where he threw 81.24 metres but did progress to the final.[9]
He won the silver medal overall at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, held in Silesia, Poland in June 2023, and won the second division event with a throw of 84.22 metres.[10] He retained his title and won the gold medal at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China in 2023 with a throw of 80.37 metres.[11]
He had an eighth place finish at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary with a throw of 82.29 metres.[12]
He finished fourth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy in June 2024 with a throw of 83.96 metres.[13] He competed for Lithuania at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, but did not qualify for the final.[14]
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