Jānis Leitis (born 13 April 1989 in

Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

) is a

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who usually competes in

400m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. Leitis is the 2009 European U23 champion in long jump. He is the national record holder in the 400 m (45.53, 2018).

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* * 1989 births Living people Athletes from Riga Latvian male sprinters Latvian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia European Games competitors for Latvia Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub