Risto Mätas

Risto Mätas

Mätas in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1984-04-30) 30 April 1984 Pärsti, Estonia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country	Estonia
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	83.48 m (2013)
Updated on 31 August 2013.

Risto Mätas (born 30 April 1984) is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 83.48 m, achieved in August 2013 in Kohila.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Result
Representing Estonia
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	12th	61.18 m
2005	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	14th (q)	70.52 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	19th (q)	74.58 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	6th	77.29 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	4th	78.99 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	75.85 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	21st (q)	78.56 m
2013	European Cup Winter Throwing	Castellón, Spain	3rd	79.10 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th	80.03 m
2014	European Cup Winter Throwing	Leiria, Portugal	3rd	80.58 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	80.73 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th	76.79 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th	82.03 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22nd (q)	79.40 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2005 – 79.68
• 2006 – 80.53
• 2007 – 77.29
• 2008 – 79.38
• 2009 – 73.56
• 2011 – 81.56
• 2012 – 82.10
• 2013 – 83.48
• 2014 – 80.73
• 2015 – 82.06
• 2016 – 83.09

References

• Risto Mätas at World Athletics