Ēriks Vanags (born 20 January 1893 in

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) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the

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in the

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. In 1912, he finished 20th in the shot put competition and 39th in the discus throw event.

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list of Latvian athletes
* 1893 births Year of death missing Latvian male shot putters Male shot putters from the Russian Empire Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes from Riga Olympic athletes for the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub