{{Short description|Latvian javelin thrower (born 1998)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Patriks Gailums | birth_date = {{bdayd|10 May 1998}}<ref name="tilas">{{Tilastopaja|148634}}</ref> | birth_name = | birth_place = Ikšķile, Latvia <ref>https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/patriks-gailums_1948119</ref> | full_name = | native_name = | nickname = | image = Patriks Gailums.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Gailums resting at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics | nationality = {{flagg|cncie|LAT}} | sport = Athletics | event = Javelin throw<br>Shot put | club = | other_interests = | relatives = | spouse = | hometown = | retired = | death_date = | death_place = | website = | coach = | coaching = | agent = | height = | weight = | nationals = {{ubl |'''2015 Latvian U18s''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 1st {{GoldMedal}} |'''2015 Latvian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 6th |'''2016 Latvian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 6th |'''2017 Latvian U20s''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 1st {{GoldMedal}} |'''2018 Latvian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 3rd {{BronzeMedal}} |'''2019 Latvian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 3rd {{BronzeMedal}} |'''2021 Latvian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 3rd {{BronzeMedal}} |'''2022 Latvian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 2nd {{SilverMedal}} }} | worlds = | pb = {{ubl |'''JT''': 84.05m (2023) |'''JT''' <small>(700g)</small>: 77.15m {{AthAbbr|NYR|Latvian}} (2015) |'''SP''': 15.34m (2023) }} | turnedpro = | education = | collegeteam = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Latvia}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European Youth Olympic Festival}} {{Medal|Bronze|2013 Utrecht|Javelin throw}} | updated = 26 December 2023 }} '''Patriks Gailums''' (born 10 May 1998) is a Latvian javelin thrower. He was the silver medalist at the 2022 European Throwing Cup, and he is a four-time medalist at the Latvian Athletics Championships.
==Career== ===2013–2018=== In July 2013, Gailums won bronze in the javelin throw at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht with a throw of 65.73 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timetronics.be/results/eyof2013/WPdoc.txt |title=Results – European Youth Summer Olympic Festival 2013 |publisher=timetronics.be |access-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127110824/http://www.timetronics.be/results/eyof2013/WPdoc.txt |archive-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> Two years later, he finished in 11th place at the World U18 Championships in Cali with a throw of 66.75 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5408/AT-JTY-M-f----.RS6.pdf |title=Results – Youth World Championships 2015 – Boys' Javelin Throw – Final |publisher=iaaf.org |date=19 July 2015 |format=PDF |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref> In July 2016, Gailums set a new personal best of 74.02 meters in the qualifiers at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athletics.lv/lv/article/2111/patriks-gailums-ieklust-finala-sindija-buksa-pusfinala |title=Patriks Gailums reaches the final, Sindija Bukša - in the semifinals |publisher=athletics.lv |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=Latvian}}</ref> However, in the final, he did not reach the same level and finished in 11th place with a throw of 66.84 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5680/AT-JT-M-f----.RS6.pdf |title=Results – Junior World Championships 2016 – Men's Javelin Throw – Final |publisher=iaaf.org |date=23 July 2016 |format=PDF |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>
In July 2017, Gailums set a new personal best with a throw of 81.91 meters at a competition in Valmiera, which also became a new world junior best for the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athletics.lv/en/article/2566/patriks-gailums-8191-m-olegs-kozjakovs-pasaules-u18-cempionata-daudzcina-pec-pirmas-dienas-2vieta |title=Patriks Gailums - 81.91 m; Oļegs Kozjakovs in the World U18 Championship decathlon after the first day - 2nd place |publisher=athletics.lv |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=Latvian}}</ref> Later that month at the European Junior Championships in Grosseto, he finished in fourth place with a throw of 73.43 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/aceti-adds-italian-medal-haul-with-400m-gold |title=Aceti adds to Italian medal haul with 400m gold |publisher=european-athletics.com |date=22 July 2017 |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.tv3.lv/vieglatletika/sapigi-skepmetejs-gailums-nosledzosaja-metienu-serija-zaude-eiropas-u-20-cempionata-bronzu/ |title=Painfully! Javelin thrower Gailums loses bronze in the final throw series at the European U-20 Championships |publisher=sports.tv3.lv |date=22 July 2017 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=Latvian}}</ref> In July 2018, Gailums took bronze at the Latvian championships in Riga with a throw of 75.57 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athletics.lv/lv/article/3047/latvijas-cempionats-vieglatletika |title=Latvian Athletics Championships |publisher=athletics.lv |date=30 July 2018 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=Latvian}}</ref> The following month, he finished 14th overall in the qualifiers at the European Championships in Berlin with a throw of 78.10 meters, which was not enough for a place in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM053900_C74B.pdf |title=Results – European Championships 2018 – Men's Javelin Throw – Qualifiers |publisher=european-athletics.org |date=8 August 2018 |access-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820133513/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM053900_C74B.pdf |archive-date=20 August 2018}}</ref>
===2019–2022=== In July 2019, Gailums finished in fourth place at the European U23 Championships in Gävle with a throw of 79.81 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athletics.lv/lv/article/3446/maksims-sincukovs-piektais-labakais-eiropa |title=Maksims Sinčukovs – fifth best in Europe |publisher=athletics.lv |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=Latvian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=European U23 Championships {{!}} Results {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7133388?eventId=10229636 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> Later that month, he took his second consecutive bronze at the Latvian championships in Ogre with a throw of 77.47 meters.<ref name="tilas" /> In June 2021, Gailums took his third bronze at the Latvian championships in Jelgava with a throw of 77.81 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athletics.lv/en/article/4081/anete-kocina-un-gatis-cakss-uzrada-augstvertigakos-rezultatus-latvijas-cempionata-pirmaja-diena |title=Anete Kociņa and Gatis Čakšs show the highest results on the first day of the Latvian championships |publisher=athletics.lv |date=26 June 2021 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=Latvian}}</ref> In March 2022, he won silver at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria with a throw of 79.49 meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportazinas.com/latvijas-skepmetejs-gailums-izcina-otro-vietu-eiropas-kausa-mesanu-disciplinas/ |title=Latvian javelin thrower Gailums wins second place in the European Cup throwing disciplines |publisher=sportazinas.com |date=13 March 2022 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=Latvian}}</ref>
In May 2022, Gailums improved his personal best twice. First, he improved it by 66 centimeters to 82.57 meters at a competition in Ogre<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportazinas.com/gailums-labo-personigo-rekordu-skepmesana/ |title=Gailums improves personal record in javelin throwing, Ivanova wins silver in junior World Weightlifting Championships |publisher=sportazinas.com |date=7 May 2022 |access-date=19 January 2023 |language=Latvian}}</ref> and then by over another meter to 83.65 meters at a competition in Kalamata, Greece.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportazinas.com/skepmetejs-gailums-labo-personigo-rekordu/ |title=Javelin thrower Gailums improves personal record |publisher=sportazinas.com |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=19 January 2023 |language=Latvian}}</ref> The following month, Gailums won silver at the Latvian championships in Valmiera, only beaten by Rolands Štrobinders.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athletics.lv/lv/article/4481/latvijas-101-cempionata-pirma-diena |title=First day of the 101st Latvian Championship |publisher=athletics.lv |date=25 June 2022 |access-date=19 January 2023 |language=Latvian}}</ref> In July 2022, he competed at the World Championships in Eugene, but did not advance from the qualifiers in the javelin throw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.archysport.com/2022/07/javelin-throwers-gailums-and-strobinders-fail-to-enter-the-wc-final/ |title=Javelin throwers Gailums and Strobinders fail to enter the WC final |publisher=archysport.com |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref> The following month, Gailums competed at the European Championships in Munich, where he finished in sixth place in the javelin throw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.archysport.com/2022/08/javelin-thrower-gailums-achieves-the-highest-result-of-latvian-track-and-field-athletes-at-the-european-championship-with-6th-place-article/ |title=Javelin thrower Gailums achieves the highest result of Latvian track and field athletes at the European Championship with 6th place |publisher=archysport.com |date=22 August 2022 |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>
===2023=== In June 2023, Gailums improved his personal best by 40 centimeters to 84.05 meters at a competition in Bergamo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jauns.lv/raksts/sports/563505-skepmetejs-patriks-gailums-sacensibas-italija-labo-personigo-rekordu |title=Javelin thrower Patriks Gailums improves personal record in competition in Italy |publisher=jauns.lv |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=31 August 2023 |language=Latvian}}</ref> In August 2023, he competed at the World Championships in Budapest, but did not advance from the qualifiers, finishing in 21st place overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/other_kinds/atlethics/visi-latvijas-skepmeteji-paliek-bez-pasaules-cempionata-finala.d?id=55881922 |title=All Latvian javelin throwers remain without a place in the World Championship final |publisher=delfi.lv |date=25 August 2023 |access-date=31 August 2023 |language=Latvian}}</ref>
==Statistics==
===Personal bests=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event !! Mark !! Place !! Competition !! Venue !! Date !! Ref |- | Javelin throw || 83.05 m ||align=center| {{Gold1}} || Italian Athletics Clubs Championships || Bergamo, Italy || 10 June 2023 || <ref name="tilas" /> |- | Javelin throw (700 g) || 77.15 m {{AthAbbr|NU18R|Latvian}} ||align=center| {{Gold1}} || Jānis Lūsis Cup || Jelgava, Latvia || 14 June 2015 || <ref name="tilas" /> |- | Shot put || 15.34 m {{AthAbbr|sh}} ||align=center| {{Silver2}} || Valmiera Open || Valmiera, Latvia || 21 January 2023 || <ref name="tilas" /> |}
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==External links== * {{World Athletics|14587444}}
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