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In his early career he finished eighth at the 2000 World Junior Championships and competed at the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final.
In his early career he finished eighth at the 2000 World Junior Championships and competed at the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final.
He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka. Vasiļevskis was the Latvian flag bearer at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was the biggest surprise among Latvia"s medal winners in 2004 Olympics.
Latvia had three competitors in javelin throw: Vasiļevskis, Ēriks Rags and Voldemārs Lūsis, with Vasiļevskis being the youngest and the least known of the three.
After the Olympic silver he finished eighth at the 2004 World Athletics Final. After an unsuccessful 2005 World Championships where he did not reach the final round, he got fourth places fourth at the 2006 European Championships, the 2006 World Athletics Final and the 2007 World Championships.
He was the Latvian flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics as well. 1999 - 63.82
2000 - 73.07
2001 - 73.25
2002 - 81.92
2003 - 77.81
2004 - 84.95
2005 - 81.30
2006 - 90.43
2007 - 90.73
2008 - 86.65
2009 - 90.71
2010 - 84.08
2011 - 88.22
2012 - 86.50
2013 - 82.79
2014 - 76.42.