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Vadims Vasiļevskis

1982 - Today

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Vadims Vasiļevskis (born 5 January 1982) is a retired Latvian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His personal best throw of 90.73 m, set in 2007, is the Latvian record. In 2008, Vasiļevskis was awarded the Latvian Order of the Three Stars for his achievements in athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Vadims Vasiļevskis is the 4,293rd most popular athlete (down from 3,973rd in 2024), the 281st most popular biography from Latvia (down from 267th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Latvian Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Vadims Vasiļevskis ranks 834Before him are Kazunori Iio, Manija Dawlat, Branimir Subašić, Aureliano Torres, Jean Pascal, and Giovanni Cernogoraz. After him are Razak Pimpong, Jonas Hiller, Ayumi Fujimura, Walter Martínez, Giandomenico Mesto, and David Fuster.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Vadims Vasiļevskis ranks 281 out of 323Before him are Dāvis Bertāns (1992), Gints Zilbalodis (1994), Edgars Masaļskis (1980), Imants Bleidelis (1975), Aleksandrs Cauņa (1988), and Kaspars Daugaviņš (1988). After him are Juris Šics (1983), Ksenia Solo (1987), Aleksejs Saramotins (1982), Jānis Strēlnieks (1989), Igors Stepanovs (1976), and Gatis Smukulis (1987).

Among ATHLETES In Latvia

Among athletes born in Latvia, Vadims Vasiļevskis ranks 26Before him are Baiba Bendika (1991), Vsevolods Zeļonijs (1973), Marina Trandenkova (1967), Andris Šics (1985), Mārtiņš Rubenis (1978), and Ainārs Kovals (1981). After him are Juris Šics (1983), Oskars Melbārdis (1988), Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (1992), Jeļena Rubļevska (1976), Tomass Dukurs (1981), and Daumants Dreiškens (1984).