Rojs Piziks (born February 12, 1971, in
Sigulda
Sigulda (; ; Polish Zygwold) is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, from the capital city Riga.
Overview
Sigulda is on a picturesque stretch of the primeval Gauja river valley. Because of the reddish Devonian sandstone which forms steep r ...
) is a retired male
decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δÎκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθΠ...
and
high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
er from
Latvia
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, who competed for his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta, United States
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. 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.
Achievements
References
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sports-reference
1971 births
Living people
Latvian decathletes
Latvian male high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Latvia
Sportspeople from Sigulda
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