Māris Bružiks (born 25 August 1962 in
Pļaviņas
Pļaviņas (; german: Stockmannshof) is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in Latvia. The town is located on the Daugava river. The population in 2020 was 2,974. Latvian law defines the town of Pļaviņas as belonging partly to the Vidzeme region an ...
,
Latvia
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) is a retired
triple jump
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er who represented the
USSR
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, and later, following its dissolution,
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
.
He first won the
European Athletics Indoor Championships
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in 1986, setting a championship record (CR) with 17.54 metres. The record still stands, having been equalled by
Christian Olsson
Christian Olsson (born 25 January 1980) is a former Swedish athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He won an Olympic gold medal, one gold and one silver medal in the World Championships and two gold medals in the European Championship ...
in 2002. Outdoor Bružiks reached 17.56 metres, in September 1988.
He was
New York City
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-based former model Ines Misan's first husband.
Achievements
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References
1962 births
Living people
People from Pļaviņas
Soviet male triple jumpers
Latvian male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Latvia
European Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
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