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Edis Matusevičius

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Edis Matusevičius
Personal information
Born (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 28)
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Lithuania
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Javelin throw
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Javelin throw

Edis Matusevičius (born 30 June 1996) is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without registering a valid mark in the qualifying round. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.

His personal best in the event is 89.17 m set in Lithuanian Championship in Palanga in 2019.[3] This is the current national record.

International competitions

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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

References

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  1. ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Edis Matusevicius". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  2. ^ Edis Matusevičius at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Sudrebino Palangą – Edis Matusevičius pagerino Lietuvos rekordą ir įvykdė olimpinį normatyvą". delfi.lt. Retrieved 2019-07-27.