Patriks Gailums

Patriks Gailums

Gailums resting at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Nationality	Latvia
Born	10 May 1998 (26 years, 262 days old)[1] Ikšķile, Latvia [2]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw Shot put
Achievements and titles
National finals	2015 Latvian U18s  • Javelin throw, 1st 2015 Latvian Champs  • Javelin throw, 6th 2016 Latvian Champs  • Javelin throw, 6th 2017 Latvian U20s  • Javelin throw, 1st 2018 Latvian Champs  • Javelin throw, 3rd 2019 Latvian Champs  • Javelin throw, 3rd 2021 Latvian Champs  • Javelin throw, 3rd 2022 Latvian Champs  • Javelin throw, 2nd
Personal bests	JT: 84.05m (2023) JT (700g): 77.15m NYR (2015) SP: 15.34m (2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Latvia European Youth Olympic Festival 2013 Utrecht Javelin throw
Updated on 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.

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.^[3] Two years later, he finished in 11th place at the World U18 Championships in Cali with a throw of 66.75 meters.^[4] In July 2016, Gailums set a new personal best of 74.02 meters in the qualifiers at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz.^[5] However, in the final, he did not reach the same level and finished in 11th place with a throw of 66.84 meters.^[6]

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.^[7] Later that month at the European Junior Championships in Grosseto, he finished in fourth place with a throw of 73.43 meters.^[8][9] In July 2018, Gailums took bronze at the Latvian championships in Riga with a throw of 75.57 meters.^[10] 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.^[11]

In July 2019, Gailums finished in fourth place at the European U23 Championships in Gävle with a throw of 79.81 meters.^[12][13] Later that month, he took his second consecutive bronze at the Latvian championships in Ogre with a throw of 77.47 meters.^[1] In June 2021, Gailums took his third bronze at the Latvian championships in Jelgava with a throw of 77.81 meters.^[14] In March 2022, he won silver at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria with a throw of 79.49 meters.^[15]

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^[16] and then by over another meter to 83.65 meters at a competition in Kalamata, Greece.^[17] The following month, Gailums won silver at the Latvian championships in Valmiera, only beaten by Rolands Štrobinders.^[18] In July 2022, he competed at the World Championships in Eugene, but did not advance from the qualifiers in the javelin throw.^[19] The following month, Gailums competed at the European Championships in Munich, where he finished in sixth place in the javelin throw.^[20]

In June 2023, Gailums improved his personal best by 40 centimeters to 84.05 meters at a competition in Bergamo.^[21] In August 2023, he competed at the World Championships in Budapest, but did not advance from the qualifiers, finishing in 21st place overall.^[22]

Event	Mark	Place	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref
Javelin throw	83.05 m		Italian Athletics Clubs Championships	Bergamo, Italy	10 June 2023	[1]
Javelin throw (700 g)	77.15 m NU18R		Jānis Lūsis Cup	Jelgava, Latvia	14 June 2015	[1]
Shot put	15.34 m sh		Valmiera Open	Valmiera, Latvia	21 January 2023	[1]

• Patriks Gailums at World Athletics