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	Vadims Vasilevskis Details, Meaning Vadims Vasilevskis Article and Explanation Guide
		Vadims Vasilevskis (born January 5, 1982) is a Latvian athlete, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics in javelin throw.
		Vasilevskis was the biggest suprise among Latvia's medal winners in 2004 Olympics.
		In Olympics, Vasilevskis was the best of the three, throwing for 84.95 m, two and a half meters further than his previous personal record and winning a silver medal.
	www.e-paranoids.com /v/va/vadims_vasilevskis.html (125 words)

	Postimees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		«Lisaks Andreasele on veel Vadims Vasilevskis selline odaviskaja, kes võib üllatada,» arutles Pitkämäki.
		Soome-Norra dueti kõige tõsisem konkurent on 24-aastane lätlane Vadims Vasilevskis, kes on samuti kogu suve jooksul näidanud korralikke tulemusi.
		Vasilevskis parandas mai lõpus Dessaus toimunud võistlustel Läti rekordit 88,12 meetrini.
	www.postimees.ee /090806/esileht/sport/212471_print.php (275 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Olympics 2004 \| Athletics \| Backley misses medal
		But he was not able to improve on it with his final three throws, finishing 71cm short of Sergey Makarov in bronze.
		Vasilevskis led after the first round with his personal best of 84.95m, but Thorkildsen's second-round effort took the lead, which he held until the end.
		Backley, who opened with 79.62m and 81.48m in the first two rounds, threw 84.13m to make sure he was one of the top eight athletes to qualify for three more throws.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/olympics_2004/athletics/3608666.stm (324 words)

	Print
		Sports fans were thrilled with Vadim’s good results in the preliminaries, and the fact that he and Latvian javelin thrower, Eriks Rags, made it to the finals.
		Vadims said that before the competition his teammates had kidded him, saying flag bearers are not Olympic winners.
		Vadims proved them wrong and is convinced that at the next games in Beijing everyone will be competing for the flag bearer position.
	www.torontozinas.com /print.php?id=78 (4135 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
		Indeed, this competition offered a genuine glimpse into the future of the event.
		With a throw of 82.44 metres, 22 year-old Vadims Vasilevskis managed to win the event thereby ensuring Latvia its first ever gold medal in the Throwing Challenge.
		Next to him on the podium was another Latvian — Ainars Kovals — who was just 31 centimetres shy of the winning throw (82.13),.
	www.iaaf.org /news/newsId=24522,printer.html (903 words)

	Baltic athletes head home after successful Olympic outing
		Latvia's tally of four silver medals arguably bettered its haul in Sydney four years ago, when it won one gold, one silver and one bronze.
		Vadims Vasilevskis won his medal in the men's javelin throw, while Viktors Scerbatihs won his in the +105 kilogram category of the men's weightlifting competition.
		Jelena Rubelvska claimed her medal in the women's pentathlon and Evgeni Sapronenko was the first Latvian to make the honors list when he took second in the men's vault.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/10813 (360 words)

	Le fan club d'Andreas Thorkildsen - Un jet victorieux d'Andreas Thorkildsen - Les-blogues.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Le Norvégien, 22 ans, devance le Letton Vadims Vasilevskis (84,95) et le Russe Sergey Makarov (84,84).
		Recordman du monde juniors, le nouveau champion olympique a réussi son jet victorieux à sa deuxième tentative et bat de 72 cm son record personnel pour apporter à la Norvège sa première médaille d'or depuis 1956.
		Vadims Vasilevskis, 22 ans comme le nouveau champion olympique, et Sergey Makarov, de neuf ans leur aîné, ont assuré leur place sur le podium à leur premier lancer.
	www.les-blogues.com /andreasthorkildsen/587 (367 words)

	Thorkildsen nails javelin gold - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		That sufficed for the gold as none of his rivals came close.
		Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia was almost two metres behind in second place while Sergey Makarov of Russia won the bronze.
		Results: Men: Javelin: Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) 86.50 metres, 1; Vadims Vasilevskis (Latvia) 84.95, 2; Sergey Makarov (Russia) 84.84, 3.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/aug302004/oly17.asp (503 words)

	wcco.com - US Men Settle For B-Ball Bronze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway won the gold medal in javelin with a personal-best throw of 283 feet, 9 inches.
		Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia won the silver and Sergey Makarov of Russia won the bronze.
		Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in soccer, beating Paraguay on Carlos Tevez's eighth goal of the tournament.
	wcco.com /topstories/topstories_story_241234837.html (2515 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Norwegian causes shock in javelin
		Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway was a shock winner of the Olympic Games men's javelin gold medal tonight.
		The 22-year-old threw 86.50 metres, improving his personal best by nearly a metre, to see off Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia, who took silver with 84.95m.
		Sergey Makarova of Russia took bronze with 84.84m.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2004/0828/thorkildsena.html?OLYSTORY (190 words)

	Some late drama, but MPC goes Bahama - The Advocate
		It has propelled Latvia into the mix of top-10 nations, a true story of inspiration give Latvia's mere 2,306,306 people.
		Latvia's fourth medal — and fourth silver medal — came in the great Olympic Stadium from Vadims Vasilevskis, whose second-place finish enabled me to feel very supportive of Latvian sportswriters and their grievous spelling challenges.
		Norway's javelin victory, meanwhile, unleashed a surprising number of Norwegian flags from fans who know full well the joy of MPC title-hood, having won Salt Lake in 2002.
	www.stamfordadvocate.com /features/ny-oly-blog,0,2007376.story?page=6 (751 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: News
		Vadims Vasilevskis from Latvia won the silver medal in the javelin event at the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, a stunning achievement for the young track and field athlete.
		Vasilevskis' result was 84.95 meters, a personal record.
		Andreas Thorkildsen, who by surprise took the gold medal for Norway, threw 86.50 meters.
	www.am.gov.lv /en/latvia/news/archive/news?pg=5136 (99 words)

	Americans win gold in two of three relays - Hockey Betting Line - MY SPORTSBOOK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway won the men's javelin throw with a mark of 86.50 meters.
		Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia took the silver medal with a toss of 84.95 meters.
		Sergey Makarov of Russia was third with a mark of 84.84.
	www.mysportsbook.net /news/sports_betting/65129.html (677 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: template
		Vadims Vasilevskis from Latvia won the silver medal in the javelin event at the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, a stunning achievement for the young track and field athlete.
		Vasilevskis' result was 84.95 meters, a personal record.
		Andreas Thorkildsen, who by surprise took the gold medal for Norway, threw 86.50 meters.
	www.mfa.gov.lv /en/ireland/news/news-from-latvia/template/?pg=5136&print=on (90 words)

	Norwegian outsider wins javelin gold - Athletics -
		Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway was a shock winner of the Olympic Games men's javelin gold medal here tonight.
		The 22-year-old threw 86.50 metres, improving his personal best by nearly a metre, to see off Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia, who took silver with 84.95m while Sergey Makarova of Russia took bronze with 84.84m.
		Thorkildsen hadn't been considered among the medal favourites, let alone a potential champion, as he had entered the final ranked ninth of the 12 qualifiers.
	www.theage.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/29/1093717810544.html (241 words)

	SL Õhtuleht > sport > Vadims Vasilevskis: avapeol kantud riigilipp innustas
		Aga ikkagi, 85 ju peaaegu täis!» naeris Lätile hõbeda toonud Vadims Vasilevskis.
		Vasilevskis, 22aastane nagu võitjagi, rääkis, et võinuks häid tulemusi teha juba mullu.
		Siis hakkas pihta: Jelena Rublevska üllatas hõbedaga viievõistluses ja nüüd Vasilevskis odaviskes.
	www.sloleht.ee /index.aspx?id=161899&d=30.08.04&r=3 (406 words)

	leichtathletik.de - News/Pressemitteilungen: Weltklassewürfe im Dessauer Regen
		Unbeeindruckt von den Bedingungen zeigten sich vor über 5.600 Zuschauern allen voran die russische Diskuswerferin Natalya Sadova und der lettische Speerwerfer Vadims Vasilevskis, die die Veranstaltung mit Weltklasseweiten krönten.
		Vadims Vasilevskis jagte den Speer weit hinaus (Foto: Chai)
		Der Regen hatte gerade ein paar Minuten eingesetzt, da sorgte Vadims Vasilevskis für den ersten Höhepunkt des Leichtathletik-Abends, der damit die Zuschauer auf der vollbesetzten Haupttribüne begeisterte.
	www.leichtathletik.de /dokumente/pressemitteilung_view.asp?ID=11105 (618 words)

	EAA Result Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen was the furthest of the qualifiers for the final with a second round throw of 86.55m.
		Second and third were the Latvian duo of Ainars Kovals, who threw a PB of 85.95m, and Vadims Vasilevskis, 84.68m.
		Finland’s Tero Pitkämäki needed only one effort to qualify with the fourth longest throw of 83.78m.
	www.european-athletics.org /goteborg/evreport.php?clcontrol=25 (305 words)

	Sport in Latvia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Latvian athletes have achieved medals in Olympics and European/World championships.
		Most recently Vadims Vasilevskis with a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
		Stanislavs Olijars won silver medal in 2002, and gold medal in 2006 at European Championships in the 110 m hurdles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sports_in_Latvia (1581 words)

	Vadims Vasilevskis - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Vadims Vasilevskis - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Vadims Vasiļevskis (born January 5, 1982) is a Latvian athlete, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics in javelin throw.
		Vasiļevskis was the biggest surprise among Latvia's medal winners in 2004 Olympics.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Vadims_Vasilevskis (125 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Norway's Thorkildsen wins men's javelin throw
		Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen won the men's javelin title with a huge throw of 86.50m at the Olympic Games Saturday.
		Vadims Vvasilevskis of Latvia, led the competition after round one with a personal best of 84.95m, which finally earned him the silver.
		Sergey Makarov of Russia, one of the favorites, finished third place following his first throw of 84.84m.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200408/29/eng20040829_155173.html (220 words)

	OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com
		Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway won the gold at 283-9.
		Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia took the silver at 278-8, and Sergey Makarov of Russia the bronze at 278-4.
		Greer is known as a joker apt to say about anything.
	cbs.sportsline.com /olympics/story/7623700 (514 words)

	leichtathletik.de - News/Pressemitteilungen: Irving Saladino kämpft um seinen Goldanteil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Der Finne musste sich seinem Dauerrivalen bei den Europameisterschaften beugen und belegte Platz zwei.
		Zudem wird mit dem 24 Jahre alten Vadims Vasilevskis (Lettland) jener Werfer an den Start gehen, der die drittbeste Weite des Jahres erzielte.
		Auch Vadims Vasilevskis kann seinen Speer in die Regionen der beiden Top-Favoriten werfen.
	www.leichtathletik.de /dokumente/pressemitteilung_view.asp?ID=12417 (267 words)

	SportsNews - all about sports in Latvia
		Lieliski startējuši mūsu škēpmetēji, Ainārs Kovals un Vadims Vasiļevskis, kuri uzrādījuši attiecīgi otro un trešo labāko rezultātu.
		Ēriks rags ir A grupā, bet Vadims Vasiļevskis un Ainārs Kovals startēs B grupā.
		šķēpmešana Vadims Vasiļevskis pārliecinoši pārvar kvalifikāciju metot 84.68 m tālumā.
	www.sportsnews.lv /lv/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20857 (733 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men's Javelin The javelin throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 26 and August 28.
		Gold: Silver: Bronze: Andreas Thorkildsen, Vadims Vasilevskis, Sergey Makarov, Qualifying Q denotes automatic qualification.
		AR denotes area record NR denotes national record.
	www.walhello.de /search?key=steve+backley&cache=h00024400998144&vert=2 (121 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Andreas Thorkildsen cleared a personal best 86.50m in his second attempt to win the gold in men;s javelin throw final.
		Latvian Vadims Vasilevskis too had a personal best throw of 84.95m to win the silver behind Russian Sergey Makarov (84.84).
		Copyright © 2003 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/08/30/spo02.html (867 words)

	SportsFan Magazine -- Celebrating the Life and Times of America's Sports Fans
		The javelin winner tonight was 22-year-old Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway, who threw a personal-best 86.50 meters (283 feet, 9 inches).
		Second place also went to a 22-year-old, Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia.
		Third place -- by a mere 4 inches -- went to another mastodon like Backley, Sergey Makarov of Russia, a 31-year-old with gray hair.
	www.sportsfanmagazine.com /sfm/articles.html?id=733 (3048 words)

	Leichtathletik: Europameister in Bad Köstritz \| MDR.DE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Leider mussten die deutschen Top-Hammerwerferinnen und Diskus-Weltmeisterin Franka Dietzsch wegen anderer Startverpflichtungen absagen.
		Wegen der Absagen konnte Tourdirektor Bischoff trotz leicht gesunkenem Budget von 70.000 Euro noch einige ausländische Topstars verpflichten, darunter den Letten Vadims Vasilevskis, der den Speer bereits über 90 Meter werfen konnte.
		Zudem dürfen sich die Leichtathletik-Fans auf ein erneutes Aufeinandertreffen der Dauerrivalen Lars Riedel und Michael Möllenbeck freuen.
	www.mdr.de /sport/andere_sportarten/3346498.html (153 words)

	© 2004, Gannett News Service
		The U.S. hasn't medaled in men's javelin since Bill Schmidt won bronze in 1972.
		Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia (278-8) won the silver, while Sergey Makarov of Russia (278-4) picked up bronze.
		Security issues fade as Games roll smoothly to close
	ozarksnow.gannettonline.com /gns/olympics/20040828-51126.html (302 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF Golden League 2006 - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		However, in recent days the world of javelin throwing has been shaken-up with the elevation of another athlete to the ranks of the 90m elite.
		Olympic silver medallist Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia, in just two competitions in two days last week improved his personal best from 84.95 (2004) to 88.12m (26 May, Dessau, Germany), and then to 90.43m (27 May, Riga, Latvia).
		The 24-year-old’s appearance on the runway in Bislett will be sure to promote an already highly anticipated duel into a potential epic, especially as Thorkildsen, who also joined the 90m club recently (12 May in Doha), will be eager to recapture his world lead from the Latvian.
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