Ēriks Vanags (20 January 1893 in

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) was a Latvian

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping even ...

who competed for the

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in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. In 1912 he finished 20th in the shot put competition and 39th in the discus throw event.

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list of Latvian athletes
1893 births Year of death missing Latvian male shot putters Male shot putters from the Russian Empire Olympic competitors for the Russian Empire Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes from Riga {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub