Aigars Apinis
Aigars Apinis was born on June 9, 1973. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Aigars Apinis
Aigars Apinis (born 9 June 1973) is a Latvian 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 severe cervical vertebrae injury while jumping into the water. He started to practice in 1998, but already at the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won two bronze medals – in discus throw and shot put. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics he became the Olympic champion in discus throw and was 4th in shot put. Apinis won the gold medal in discus throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in Men's discus throw F52.