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Māris Bružiks

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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 stood until 2011, when it was broken by Teddy Tamgho of France, who set a world record of 17.92 m. 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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Triple jump 17.54 m =CR
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd Triple jump 17.33 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 3rd Triple jump 16.90 m
Representing  Latvia
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 4th Triple jump 16.97 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th Triple jump 16.80 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd Triple jump 17.36 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd Triple jump 17.20 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th Triple jump 16.80 m
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1st Triple jump 16.97 m
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References

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  1. ^ "Māris Bružiks". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2012.