Māris Bružiks

Māris Bružiks (born 25 August 1962 in Pļaviņas, Latvia[1]) is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR, and later, following its dissolution, Latvia.

He first won the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986, setting a championship record (CR) with 17.54 metres. The record still stands, having been equalled by Christian Olsson in 2002. Outdoor Bružiks reached 17.56 metres, in September 1988.

He was New York City-based former model Ines Misan's first husband.[citation needed]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1stTriple jump17.54 m =CR
European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany2ndTriple jump17.33 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
1987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia3rdTriple jump16.90 m
Representing  Latvia
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy4thTriple jump16.97 m
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain10thTriple jump16.80 m
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada2ndTriple jump17.36 m
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland3rdTriple jump17.20 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10thTriple jump16.80 m
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden1stTriple jump16.97 m

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