Ansis Brūns (born 30 March 1989 in Ventspils) is a Latvian javelin thrower.
His current personal best throw is 81.28 metres, which was set at the 2014 European Athletics Championships.
With a throw results of 75.31 metres, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
In his youth years Ansis usually competed in decathlon, switching to javelin only later on.
International competitions Representing 2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco20th (q)61.59 m2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands13th67.33 m2008World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd75.31 m2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania24th (q)65.98 m2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic17th (q)66.99 mUniversiadeShenzhen, China9th74.91 m2014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland11th72.24 m
Personal bests EventRecordVenueYearJavelin81.28 mZurich, Switzerland2014
Seasonal bests by year 2007 – 72.40 2008 – 75.31 2009 – 78.82 2010 – 79.35 2011 – 80.40 2012 – 75.00 2014 – 81.28
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