Jekabs Saulitis
Latvia
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STLAT10412199001 | |
| NOC | Latvia | |
| Born | 04 Dec 1990
in Sigulda  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Ventspils, LAT | |
| Languages | English, Latvian, Russian | |
| Occupation | Coach | |
| Higher education | Coaching - Latvian Academy of Sport Education: Riga, LAT |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 42.163 | 28 Jan 2012 |  Mladá Boleslav |
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| 1000m | 1:26.316 | 24 Jan 2010 |  Dresden |
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| 1500m | 2:16.395 | 22 Jan 2010 | Dresden |
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| 3000m | 4:53.891 | 14 Nov 2010 |  Bormio |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2017 World Cup event in Dresden, Germany. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | Previously an ice hockey player, he switched to short track after his mother read an article about the sport in the newspaper. He got some skates for his birthday, tried it out and liked it. "It is super cool and crazy fast. It reminded me of NASCAR. Also, after I saw Latvian speed skaters Evita Krievane and Haralds Silovs in training I thought it looked cool." | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up short track in 2001 in Ventspils, Latvia. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Jepis (livukrasts.lv, 25 Jan 2012) | |
| Most influential person in career | His mother. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020) | |
| Injuries | He suffered a concussion in 2013. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013) He has sustained a back injury during his career. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/jsaulitis | twitter.com/JekabSaulitis |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | COACHING He has served as coach of the SPARS Ventspils short track team in Latvia, as well as team leader and coach of the Latvian national short track team. (jelgava.lv, 25 Jan 2021; Athlete, 05 Feb 2020) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | SPARS: Ventspils, LAT |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2020/2021 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
| 2007/2008 | World Junior Championships | 2000m Relay | 14 | |||
| 2008/2009 | European Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Championships | 1500m | 18 | |||
| 2010/2011 | European Championships | Overall | 21 | |||
| 2007/2008 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 22 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Championships | 1000m | 23 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Championships | Overall | 23 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 24 | |||
| 2009/2010 | European Championships | Overall | 25 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Championships | 500m | 25 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 26 | |||
| 2007/2008 | European Championships | Overall | 27 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Championships | Overall | 27 | |||
| 2011/2012 | European Championships | Overall | 29 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Championships | 1000m | 31 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Championships | 1000m | 31 | |||
| 2013/2014 | European Championships | Overall | 31 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Championships | 500m | 33 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Championships | 500m | 35 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Championships | 1000m | 36 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Championships | 1500m | 37 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Championships | 500m | 37 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Championships | 500m | 39 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Championships | Overall | 40 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Championships | 1500m | 40 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Championships | 500m | 41 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Championships | 1500m | 41 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Championships | Overall | 41 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Championships | 1000m | 46 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Championships | Overall | 48 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Championships | 1500m | 49 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Championships | 1500m | 53 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 53 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Championships | Overall | 56 | |||
| 2005/2006 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 68 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2016/2017 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 12 | |||
| 2010/2011 | Dresden | 500m | 13 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 17 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Dresden | 500m | 20 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 33 | |||
| 2010/2011 | Dresden | 500m | 34 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Dresden | 1500m | 36 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Dresden | 500m | 43 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 44 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 47 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 49 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 52 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 63 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 64 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 66 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 69 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 69 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 77 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 79 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 80 | |||
| 2007/2008 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 84 | |||
| 2007/2008 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 87 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 89 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 89 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 116 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 126 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 132 | |||