Edis Matusevičius

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]

Edis Matusevičius

Personal information
Born	(1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 28) Vilnius, Lithuania
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Lithuania European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Javelin throw World University Games 2021 Chengdu Javelin throw

Career

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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Lithuania
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	17th (q)	Javelin throw (700 g)	68.88 m
	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	21st (q)	Javelin throw	63.84 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	6th	Javelin throw	70.58 m
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	3rd	Javelin throw	77.48 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	21st (q)	Javelin throw	77.86 m
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	Javelin throw	76.82 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	Javelin throw	NM
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	18th (q)	Javelin throw	70.61 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	10th	Javelin throw	77.64 m
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	1st	Javelin throw	80.07 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	22nd (q)	Javelin throw	79.60 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	14th (q)	Javelin throw	81.24 m
2023	European Games	Chorzów, Poland	2nd	Javelin throw	84.22 m
	World University Games	Chengdu, China	1st	Javelin throw	80.37 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	Javelin throw	82.29 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	Javelin throw	83.96 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	21st (q)	Javelin throw	79.40 m