Rojs Piziks
Encyclopedia
Rojs Piziks is a retired male decathlete and high jump
er from Latvia
, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
. He set his personal best score (8045 points) in the men's decathlon on June 16, 1996 at a meet in Riga. Piziks is a four-time national champion
in the men's decathlon.
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er from Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. He set his personal best score (8045 points) in the men's decathlon on June 16, 1996 at a meet in Riga. Piziks is a four-time national champion
National champions Decathlon (men)
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Decathlon event in track and field from several countries since 1980.- Australia:*1980: Peter Hadfield*1981: Peter Hadfield*1982: Peter Hadfield*1983: Peter Hadfield*1984: Peter Hadfield...
in the men's decathlon.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:... |
Helsinki, Finland | 21st | Decathlon 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon The men's decathlon competition at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, was held on 12 August and 13 August 1994.-Medalists:-Schedule:*12 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m*13 August... |
7118 points |
| 1995 | World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations.... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | DNF | Decathlon | — |
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
23rd | Decathlon | 7994 points |
| 1997 | Hypo-Meeting Hypo-Meeting The Hypo-Meeting is an annual athletics competition that takes place in the Mösle stadium in Götzis, Austria, held in the spring . The meeting began as a men's only contest in 1975 and a women's competition was added in 1981... |
Götzis Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.The town is well-known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
14th | Decathlon 1997 Hypo-Meeting The 23rd annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 31 and June 1, 1997 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition featured a decathlon and a heptathlon event.-Schedule:*May 31*#100 m*#Long Jump*#Shot Put*#High Jump*#400 m*June 1... |
7882 points |
| World Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations... |
Athens, Greece | DNF | Decathlon | — | |