Juris Silovs

Juris Silovs (; 30 August 1950 – 28 September 2018) was a Latvian athlete from Krāslava who competed for the Soviet Union from 1970 till 1978, mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at the VSS Vārpa in Riga.

Sports career Silovs competed for the USSR in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the 4 × 100 metre relay, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy and Valeriy Borzov. He returned for the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal in the 4 × 100 metre relay, where the team won the bronze medal with Aleksandr Aksinin, Nikolay Kolesnikov and Valeriy Borzov.

Silovs also competed in the 1973 Universiade in Moscow, winning gold in the 100 m event, as well as silver in the 4 × 100 m relay team event. He also won gold in 1975 and 1977 in the 4 × 100 m relay event.

He retired due to trauma in 1978, later becoming a catering entrepreneur.

Personal bests Event Time Date Location Notes 60 m 6.65 s 9 March 1974 Gothenburg, Sweden Latvian record 60 m 6.4 s 4 February 1971 Moscow, USSR Latvian record 100 m 10.33 s 17 August 1973 100 m 10.1 s 1974 100 m 10.66 s 1 March 1978 Moscow, USSR Latvian record 200 m 21.3 s 1973