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Elvijs Misāns

Personal information
Born	(1989-04-08) April 8, 1989 Sigulda, Latvian SSR
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Athletics
Events	Long jump Triple jump Sprint

Elvijs Misāns (born 8 April 1989 in Sigulda) is a Latvian athlete usually competing in long jump and triple jump. His personal bests are 8.08 metres in long jump and 17.02 metres in triple jump.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Latvia
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	42nd (h)	200 m	22.05 s (-0.6 m/s)
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	15th (q)	Triple jump	15.56 m (-1.0 m/s)
	Latvian Championships	Ventspils, Latvia	3rd	Triple jump	15.28 m
2010	Latvian Championships	Jēkabpils, Latvia	1st	200 m	21.87 s
			1st	Triple jump	15.78 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th	Long jump	7.86 m
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	6th	100m	10.63 s (-1.5 m/s)
			5th	Long jump	7.72 m (+0.4 m/s)
	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China	6th	Triple jump	16.58 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	Long jump	7.92 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	10th	Long jump	7.76 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	–	Long jump	NM
	Summer Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	34th (q)	Long jump	5.41 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	Triple jump	16.32 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	8th (q)	Long jump	7.72 m1
			4th	Triple jump	17.02 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th	Triple jump	16.55 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	17th (q)	Triple jump	16.26 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	16th (q)	Triple jump	16.16 m

¹No mark in the final

Personal bests

Event	Record	Venue	Year
100 metres	10.37 s	Riga, Latvia	2011
200 metres	20.91 s	Valmiera, Latvia	2011
Long jump	8.08 m	Saldus, Latvia	2016
Triple jump	17.02 m (i)	Belgrade, Serbia	2017

References

• Elvijs Misāns at World Athletics
• Elvijs Misāns at Tilastopaja (subscription required)