Dmitrijs Silovs (born 23 March 1989) is a Latvian Paralympic athlete who competes in international track and field competitions, he competes in javelin throw and shot put and was a former long jump. He is a World champion and three-time European champion in the javelin and has won two silver medals in the shot put. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the long jump where he finished in ninth place.[1][2][3]
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Born | Krāslava, Soviet Union | 23 March 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Dmitrijs Silovs - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Hurray! Paralympian Silovs becomes European javelin throwing champion (in Latvian)". sports.tv3.lv. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Paralympic javelin thrower Silovs becomes world champion for the first time (in Latvian)". ir.lv. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21.