Jānis Lūsis
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | |||
| Bronze | 1964 Tokyo | Javelin throw | |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Javelin throw | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Javelin throw | |
Jānis Lūsis (born May 19, 1939 in Jelgava, Latvia) is a Latvian (and Soviet) athlete who competed in javelin throw.
Lūsis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society. He competed in four Summer Olympics for the USSR team, winning bronze in 1964 Olympics, gold in 1968 Olympics and silver in 1972 Olympics. As of 2003, he remains the only Latvian who has won a complete set of Olympic medals. Lūsis set two world records in javelin throw, of 91.68m in 1968 and of 93.80 m in 1972. He is also 4-time European champion. In 1987 IAAF nominated him as the all-time greatest javelin thrower in the world.
After Lūsis finished competing, he became athletics coach. He is married to Elvīra Ozoliņa, 1960 Olympic champion in javelin throw among women. Their son, Voldemārs Lūsis, is also a javelin thrower who competed in 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
| Olympic champions in men's javelin throw |
|---|
| 1908: Eric Lemming | 1912: Eric Lemming | 1920: Jonni Myyrä | 1924: Jonni Myyrä | 1928: Erik Lundqvist | 1932: Matti Järvinen | 1936: Gerhard Stöck | 1948: Tapio Rautavaara | 1952: Cyrus Young | 1956: Egil Danielsen | 1960: Viktor Tsybulenko | 1964: Pauli Nevala | 1968: Jānis Lūsis | 1972: Klaus Wolfermann | 1976: Miklós Németh | 1980: Dainis Kūla | 1984: Arto Härkönen | 1988: Tapio Korjus | 1992: Jan Železný | 1996: Jan Železný | 2000: Jan Železný | 2004: Andreas Thorkildsen |
Categories: 1939 births | Living people | Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union | Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union | Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union | Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union | Latvian athletes | Soviet athletes | Javelin throwers | Athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics
