Edis Matusevičius (born 30 June 1996) is a

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n athlete specialising in the

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. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the

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and

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Career

He finished sixth at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in

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, throwing 70.58 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in

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, Sweden with a throw of 77.48 metres. He represented his country at the senior 2017 World Championships without registering a valid mark in the qualifying round. He set a personal best, and Lithuanian national record in the event, of 89.17 metres during the

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, in 2019. He competed at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships, held in

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, Norway in August 2019, and won the second division event with a throw of 82.35 metres. He won the gold medal at the

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held in

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, Italy in 2023 with a throw of 80.07 metres. He competed in

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, Japan, at the delayed

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in 2021, where he threw 81.24 metres but did progress to the final. He won the silver medal overall at the

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, held in

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, Poland in June 2023, and won the second division event with a throw of 84.22 metres. He retained his title and won the gold medal at the delayed

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held in

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, China in 2023 with a throw of 80.37 metres. He had an eighth place finish at the

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, Hungary with a throw of 82.29 metres. He finished fourth overall at the

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, Italy in June 2024 with a throw of 83.96 metres. He competed for Lithuania at the

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, France, but did not qualify for the final.

International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matusevicius, Edis 1996 births Living people Lithuanian male javelin throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Lithuania FISU World University Games silver medalists for Lithuania Universiade silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists for Lithuania Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Lithuania European Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics