Juris Laipenieks

Juris Laipenieks
Personal information
Born (1940-04-09) 9 April 1940
Riga, Latvia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryChile
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Decathlon, javelin throw
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Chile
Ibero-American Games
1960 Santiago Decathlon

Juris Laipenieks (born 9 April 1940) is a retired Chilean athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Chile
1957 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 3rd Javelin throw (old) 61.10 m
1958 South American Championships in Athletics Montevideo, Uruguay 10th Discus throw 36.31 m
1959 South American Championships (unofficial) São Paulo, Brazil 6th Shot put 13.19 m
4th Javelin throw 54.76 m
1st Decathlon 5658 pts
Pan American Games Chicago, United States 4th Javelin throw (old) 59.88 m
6th Decathlon 5472 pts
1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy 19th Decathlon 5865 pts
Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 10th Javelin throw (old) 58.53 m
3rd Decathlon 6081 pts
1962 Ibero-American Games Madrid, Spain 7th Decathlon 4558 pts

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juris Laipenieks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.