Edis Matusevičius (born 30 June 1996) is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Career He finished sixth at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, throwing 70.58 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in Eskilstuna, 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 Lithuanian Athletics Championships in Palanga, in 2019. He competed at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships, held in Sandnes, Norway in August 2019, and won the second division event with a throw of 82.35 metres. He won the gold medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy in 2023 with a throw of 80.07 metres.
He competed in Tokyo, Japan, at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, where he threw 81.24 metres but did progress to the final.
He won the silver medal overall at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, held in Silesia, 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 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China in 2023 with a throw of 80.37 metres.
He had an eighth place finish at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary with a throw of 82.29 metres.
He finished fourth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy in June 2024 with a throw of 83.96 metres. He competed for Lithuania at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, but did not qualify for the final.
International competitions Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine17th (q)Javelin throw (700 g)68.88 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy21st (q)Javelin throw63.84 m2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States6thJavelin throw70.58 m2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden3rdJavelin throw77.48 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands21st (q)Javelin throw77.86 m2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5thJavelin throw76.82 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom –Javelin throwNMUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan18th (q)Javelin throw70.61 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany10thJavelin throw77.64 m2019UniversiadeNaples, Italy1stJavelin throw80.07 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar22nd (q)Javelin throw79.60 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan14th (q)Javelin throw81.24 m2023European GamesChorzów, Poland2ndJavelin throw84.22 mWorld University GamesChengdu, China1stJavelin throw80.37 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary8thJavelin throw82.29 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy4thJavelin throw83.96 mOlympic GamesParis, France21st (q)Javelin throw79.40 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan13th (q)Javelin throw82.78 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom6thJavelin throw81.07 m
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