Aigars Apinis (born 9 June 1973) is aLatvian athlete. He participates in F52 class which means he has limited finger movement and no trunk or leg function.
On July 3, 1992, he suffered a severecervical vertebrae injury while jumping into the water.[1]
He started to practice in 1998, but already at the2000 Summer Paralympics he won two bronze medals – indiscus throw andshot put. At the2004 Summer Paralympics he became the Olympic champion in discus throw and was 4th in shot put. Apinis won the gold medal indiscus throw at the2016 Summer Paralympics.[2] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal inMen's discus throw F52.[3]
In the fall of 2010 Apinis created resonance in the society, by stating that he is ready to sell his2000 Sydney Paralympics bronze medal (first paralympic medal in the history of Latvia) in an auction, in order to provideLatvian Paralympic Committee with funds, which would allow Latvian delegation to participate in the2011 IPC Athletics World Championships.[4]
At the 2011 IPC (International Paralympic Committee) World Championships in New Zealand, Apinis won the gold medal in the shot put F52/53 category,[5] also setting a new world record[6] for his category.
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