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 stood until 2011, when it was broken by Teddy Tamgho of France, who set a world record of 17.92 m. Outdoor Bružiks reached 17.56 metres, in September 1988.

He was New York City-based former model Ines Misan's first husband.^{[citation needed]}

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	Triple jump	17.54 m =CR
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	Triple jump	17.33 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
1987	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	3rd	Triple jump	16.90 m
Representing  Latvia
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	4th	Triple jump	16.97 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	10th	Triple jump	16.80 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	Triple jump	17.36 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	Triple jump	17.20 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	Triple jump	16.80 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Triple jump	16.97 m

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