Māris Urtāns

{{short description|Latvian shot putter}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rīga, Latvia{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ur/maris-urtans-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ur/maris-urtans-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Māris Urtāns|work=SR/Olympics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=27 July 2012}}

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Māris Urtāns (born 9 February 1981 in Riga) is a Latvian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.63 metres, achieved on 19 June 2010 in Belgrade.

He finished ninth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnet.lv/sports/vieglatletika/31370-urtans_gruz_sudrabu_bangkoka|title=Urtāns grūž sudrabu Bangkokā|date=14 August 2007|publisher=Tvnet.lv|language=Latvian|accessdate=2 January 2012}} He also competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final.