Emils Dzilna (born 14 June 2000) is a Latvian para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Latvia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 2000[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F12 | |||||||||||||||||
Event | shot put | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn May 2024, Dzilna competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the shot put F12 event.[2] He then represented Latvia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the shot put F12 event.[3] He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the shot put F12 event.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "Emils Dzilna". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 September 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ↑ "Shot putter Pakbaz takes bronze at 2024 World Para Athletics". Tehran Times. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "Parīzes Paralimpiskajās spēlēs debitants Emīls Dzilna, uzstādot personisko rekordu, izcīna augsto 5. vietu lodes grūšanā". sports.tvnet.lv (in Latvian). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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