Jānis Leitis (born 13 April 1989 in Riga) is a Latvian athlete who usually competes in 400m and long jump.
Leitis is the 2009 European U23 champion in long jump. He is the national record holder in the 400 m (45.53, 2018).
Leitis competed for the Nebraska Cornhuskers track and field team in the NCAA.
Achievements YearTournamentVenueResultDisciplineDetailsRepresenting 2008World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 14th 400 m47.51 sLatvian ChampionshipsValmiera, Latvia 2nd 200 m21.90 s2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 1st Long jump7.90 m (wind: 0.2 m/s)Latvian ChampionshipsVentspils, Latvia 1st 200 m21.57 s 1st Long jump7.58 m2010Latvian ChampionshipsJēkabpils, Latvia 1st Long jump7.43 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 20th Long jump7.87 m2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic 7th4 × 400 m relay3:08.422012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 9th400 m45.88 s 32ndLong jump5.88 m 12th4 × 100 m relay40.46 sSummer OlympicsLondon, Great Britain 35th400 m46.41 s2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany 14th400 m45.53 s2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom9th (sf)400 m47.36 s
Personal bests EventRecordVenueYear100 metres10.71 sRiga, Latvia2011200 metres21.13 sValmiera, Latvia2017400 metres45.53 sBerlin, Germany2018Long jump7.98 mLiepāja, Latvia2011Triple jump16.12 mLincoln, US (indoor)2013
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