Pauls Pujāts

Pauls Pujats
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 (age 33)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)[1]
Sport
SportMen's athletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bestPole vault: 5.70 m (2016)

Pauls Pujats (born 6 August 1991) is a Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault coached by Tyler Fraizer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was a finalist. He was a finalist at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] He holds a personal best of 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in), set indoors in 2016.[3] He competed at the European Athletics Championships in 2012 and 2014.

He was runner-up to Shawn Barber at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He attended the University of Memphis from 2012 to 2015 and competed for their Memphis Tigers team.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 6th Pole vault 5.10 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 9th Pole vault 5.30 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China — Pole vault NM
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland — Pole vault NM
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 17th (q) Pole vault 5.20 m
2014 European Championships Zurich, Switzerland — Pole vault NM
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th Pole vault 5.60 m

References

  1. ^ a b Pauls Pujats Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  2. ^ Pauls Pujats. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  3. ^ Pauls Pujats. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  4. ^ Sam Kendricks, Pauls Pujats both qualify for men's pole vault final. WMC Action News (2016-08-14). Retrieved on 2016-08-14.