Dmitrijs Miļkevičs (born 6 December 1981 in
Riga
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) is a former
Latvia
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track athlete
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who competed in
400 metres
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and
800 metres
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.
Biography
Miļkevičs ran a career-best 46.44 in the 400 metres at the 2003
European Athletics U23 Championships
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in
Bydgoszcz
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,
Poland
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. He has won an
NCAA
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championship while competing for the
University of Nebraska
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. In the
2004 Summer Olympics, he was 14th in the 800 metres. In 2006, he set the Latvian record in the 800 metres with a time of 1:43.67, a record which still stands.
After Miļkevičs found out that, due to lack of funds, the
Latvian Athletics Union wouldn't able to pay for
Latvian delegation's start at the
2010 European Athletics Championships
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, he decided not to compete.
Personal bests
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400 m
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** Indoor - 47.61 (2002)
** Outdoor - 46.44 (2003)
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600 y
** Indoor - 1:08.67 (2004)
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600 m
** Indoor - 1:15.60 (2005)
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800 m
** Indoor - 1:45.72 (2008)
** Outdoor - 1:43.67 (2006)
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1000 m
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The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.
All-time top 25
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** Indoor - 2:22.82 (2005)
Achievements
*2002
**
European Indoor Championships -
Vienna
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Austria
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***400 m, 19th, (47.61 seconds), PB
**
European Championships in Athletics
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Editions
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Munich
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Germany
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***400 m, 23rd, (46.87 seconds)
*2003
**
European Athletics U23 Championships
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Bydgoszcz
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,
Poland
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***400 m, (46.44 seconds) PB
*2004
**
Big 12 Conference
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Indoor championships -
United States
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***800 m, 1st, (1:48.82)
**
NCAA
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Indoor Championships -
United States
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***800 m, 6th, (1:48.97)
**
Big 12 Conference
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Outdoor Championships -
United States
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***800 m, 2nd, (1:48.07)
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NCAA
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Outdoor Championships -
United States
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***800 m, 6th, (1:47.51)
**
Summer Olympic Games -
Athens
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Greece
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***800 m, 14th, (1:46.62)
*2005
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European Indoor Championships -
Madrid
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Spain
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***800 m, 14th, (1:51.61)
**
Big 12 Conference
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Outdoor Championships -
United States
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***800 m, 2nd, (1:45.10)
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NCAA
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Outdoor Championships -
United States
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***800 m, 1st, (1:44.74) PB
**
World Championships in Athletics
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Helsinki
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Finland
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***800 m, 42nd, (1:50.44)
*2006
**
World Indoor Championships -
Moscow
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Russia
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***800 m 4th, (1:48.01)
**
European Athletics Championships
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Editions
First held, for men ...
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Gothenburg,
Sweden
***800 m, 4th, (1:46.70)
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Dmitrijs Miļkevičsat
University of Nebraska
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1981 births
Living people
Latvian male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes of Latvia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes from Riga
People from Olaine
University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
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