Pauls Pujāts

Latvian pole vaulter

1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)^[1]Weight83 kg (183 lb)^[1]SportSportMen's athleticsEventPole vaultAchievements and titlesPersonal bestPole vault: 5.70 m (2016)

Pauls Pujats (born 6 August 1991) is a Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault coached by Tyler Fraizer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was a finalist. He was a finalist at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.^[2] He holds a personal best of 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in), set indoors in 2016.^[3] He competed at the European Athletics Championships in 2012 and 2014.

He was runner-up to Shawn Barber at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He attended the University of Memphis from 2012 to 2015 and competed for their Memphis Tigers team.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	6th	Pole vault	5.10 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	9th	Pole vault	5.30 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	—	Pole vault	NM
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	Pole vault	NM
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	17th (q)	Pole vault	5.20 m
2014	European Championships	Zurich, Switzerland	—	Pole vault	NM
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th	Pole vault	5.60 m

References

^ ^a ^b Pauls Pujats Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
^ Pauls Pujats. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
^ Pauls Pujats. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
^ Sam Kendricks, Pauls Pujats both qualify for men's pole vault final. WMC Action News (2016-08-14). Retrieved on 2016-08-14.