What is Jānis Bojārs?
{{Infobox sportsperson |birth_date={{birth date|1956|05|12|df=y}} |birth_place= |death_date={{death date and age|2018|6|5|1956|05|12|df=y}} |medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry | the {{URS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[1982 European Championships in Athletics|1982 Athens]] | Shot Put}} }} '''Jānis Bojārs''' (12 May 1956 – 5 June 2018) was a Latvian [[shot put]]ter. He was best known for winning the silver medal for the [[Soviet Union]] in the men's shot put event at the [[1982 European Athletics Championships|1982 European Championships]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. He set his personal best (21.74 m) on 14 July 1984 at a meet in [[Riga]]. Bojārs died on 5 June 2018 at the age of 62.<ref>[http://sportacentrs.com/vieglatletika/05062018-miris_latvijas_rekordists_lodes_grusana_j Miris Latvijas rekordists lodes grūšanā Jānis Bojārs] {{in lang|lv}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bojars, Janis}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Latvian sportspeople]] [[Category:Shot putters]]