Igors Sokolovs

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| caption = Sokolovs during 2015 European Team Championships First League

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|17}}

| birth_place = Riga, Latvia

| height = 1.87 m

| weight = 110 kg

| country = {{LAT}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Hammer throw

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| updated = 14 August 2012

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Igors Sokolovs (born 17 August 1974 in Riga) is a Latvian hammer thrower.

He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Igors Sokolovs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/igors-sokolovs-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204002616/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/igors-sokolovs-1.html |archive-date=4 December 2016}}

His personal best throw is 80.14 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Riga, which so far is the 5th best result in 2009 season in the world.

Achievements

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colspan="5"\|Representing {{LAT}}
2007 \|World Championships \|Osaka, Japan \|14th \|73.92 m
2008 \|Olympic Games \|Beijing, PR China \|19th \|73.72 m
rowspan=2\|2009 \|World Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|17th \|73.97 m
World Athletics Final \|Thessaloniki, Greece \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|79.32 m
2010 \|European Championships \|Barcelona, Spain \|14th \|73.29 m
2011 \|World Championships \|Daegu, South Korea \|20th \|72.95 m

colspan="5"|Representing {{LAT}}

2007

|14th

2008

|19th

rowspan=2|2009