Valters Kreišs

Valters Kreišs

Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21) Riga, Latvia
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Pole vault: 5.72m (Valmiera, 2024)

Valters Kreišs (born 19 September 2003) is a Latvian pole vaulter.[1]

Career

He was born and raised in Riga. He is coached by Mareks Ārents.[2]

He won the Latvian national championship pole vault title for the first time in July 2023 in Valmiera.[3] He finished fourth in the pole vault at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, with a new personal best height of 5.60 metres.[4]

He made his senior championships debut at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, where a clearance of 5.45 meters saw him share 14th place.[5] That month, he increased his personal best and Latvian under-23 record to 5.72 metres and retained his Latvian national title.[6][7] He competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he qualified for the final with a 5.70 metres clearance, before placing twelfth overall in the final.[8][9]

References

1. "Valters Kreišs". world athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
2. "Breaking records and growing dreadlocks. Pole vaulter Valters Kreiss strives to overtake his coach". lsm.lv. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
3. "Latvian Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
4. "KREIS WINS THE FOURTH PLACE IN THE POLE VAULT AT THE EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIP". sportacentre.com. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
5. "Valters Kreiš, the leading pole vaulter in the Baltics: "I'm training, I feel strong and confident in myself"". jauns.lv. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
6. "Latvian Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
7. "Pole vaulter Kreiš admits that starting at the European Championship was a good experience before the Olympic Games". jauna.lv. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
8. "Men's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
9. "Latvian Olympics athletes guide: Part 1". lsm.lv. Retrieved 2 June 2024.