Nikolajs Švedrēvics (January 18, 1891 – July 7, 1937) was a Latvian

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed for the Russian Empire in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

, where he finished 20th in the javelin throw competition. He was born in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

, Russian Empire.

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1891 births 1937 deaths Athletes from Riga People from Kreis Riga Latvian male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Russian Empire {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub