Jānis Bojārs

Jānis Bojārs (12 May 1956 – 5 June 2018) was a Latvian shot putter. He was best known for winning the silver medal for the Soviet Union in the men's shot put event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best (21.74 m) on 14 July 1984 at a meet in Riga.

Jānis Bojārs
Personal information
Born(1956-05-12)12 May 1956
Died5 June 2018(2018-06-05) (aged 62)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Athens Shot Put

Bojārs died on 5 June 2018 at the age of 62.[1]

References
  1. Miris Latvijas rekordists lodes grūšanā Jānis Bojārs (in Latvian)


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