Aigars Apinis

Aigars Apinis in 2015

Aigars Apinis

Medal record
Representing Latvia
Men's athletics
Paralympic Games
	2004 Athens	Discus throw F52
	2008 Beijing	Discus throw F33–34/52
	2012 London	Shot put F52/53
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Discus throw F51/52
	2008 Beijing	Shot put F33–34/52
	2012 London	Discus throw F51–F53
	2000 Sydney	Discus throw F52
	2000 Sydney	Shot put F52
IPC World Championships
	2015 Doha	Discus – F52

Aigars Apinis (9 June 1973 in Aizkraukle) is a Latvian athlete. He participates in F52 class which means he has limited finger movement and no trunk or leg function. He started to practice in 1998, but already at the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won two bronze medals – in discus throw and shot put. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics he became the Olympic champion in discus throw and was 4th in shot put.

In the fall of 2010 Apinis created resonance in the society, by stating that he is ready to sell his 2000 Sydney Paralympics bronze medal (first paralympic medal in the history of Latvia) in an auction, in order to provide Latvian Paralympic Committee with funds, which would allow Latvian delegation to participate in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships.

At the 2011 IPC (International Paralympic Committee) World Championships in New Zealand, Apinis won the gold medal in the shot put F52/53 category, also setting a new world record for his category.

Apinis won the gold medal in discus throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

External links

• Official website