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Nationality | Latvian |
Born | Riga, Latvia | 19 January 1965
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Sport | Bobsleigh |
Boriss Artemjevs (born 19 January 1965) is a Latvian bobsledder. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics. [1]
Boris Karlovich Pugo was a Soviet communist politician of Latvian origin.
The Latvian Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that is the National Olympic Committee for Latvia. Its headquarters are in Riga.
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2023. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Their best ever finish at the World Championships was in 2023, when they won the bronze medal. Latvia reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, losing 2–1 to Canada. Latvia has 7,898 registered players.
Martins Dukurs is a former Latvian skeleton racer, currently a coach, who has competed since 1998. He is a six-time world champion in men's skeleton, a double Olympic silver winner, and the athlete with the most World Cup titles with a total of 11, having won eight consecutive titles between 2010 and 2017, plus another three consecutive titles between 2020 and 2022.
Short-track speed skating has been a contest at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games. The results from the 1988 demonstration competition are not included in the official Olympic statistics. The sport has been dominated by teams from East Asia and North America, namely South Korea, China, Canada and the United States. Those four countries have won 147 of 195 medals awarded since 1992. South Korea leads the medal tally, with 53 medals including 26 golds since 1992. The majority of medals that South Korea and China have won at the Winter Olympics come from short-track speed skating.
Haralds Silovs is a Latvian long track and former short track speed skater, who became the 2008 and 2011 European champion in short track. He has participated in three Winter Olympics. In 2018, he finished fourth at speed skating 1500 metres event.
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, British Columbia, between 13 and 27 February 2010.
The Baltics Are Waking Up! is a trilingual song composed by Boriss Rezņiks for the occasion of the Baltic Way, a large demonstration against the Soviet Union for independence of the Baltic States in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. The song is sometimes regarded as the joint anthem of the Baltics. The Lithuanian text was sung by Žilvinas Bubelis, Latvian by Viktors Zemgals, and Estonian by Tarmo Pihlap.
Boris Leonidovich Tsilevitch is a Latvian politician, physicist and mathematician of Jewish descent. He is a member of the Harmony party and a former deputy of the Saeima.
Boriss Monjaks is a former football defender from Latvia. He obtained a total number of 16 caps for the Latvia national team between 1992 and 2001, scoring no goal. His last club was Daugava Rīga, where he retired in 2002.
Boris Moiseevich Frumin is a Soviet, American and Latvian film director and screenwriter.
Latvia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Latvian team consisted of 58 athletes in nine sports. These were the third consecutive games the country qualified to send 58 athletes.
Ināra Tetereva is a Latvian philanthropist and patron of charities in Latvia.
Boriss Berziņš was a Soviet and Latvian artist, painter, graphic artist and teacher. People's Artist of the Latvian SSR (1989), Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1988).
Boriss Timofejevs is a Latvian sport shooter. He competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 1992 Olympics, he tied for 11th place in the skeet event. At the 1996 Olympics, he placed 6th in the men's skeet event. At the 2000 Olympics, he tied for 12th place in the men's skeet event.
Latvia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 34 competitors in 9 sports. They won one bronze medal in two-man bobsleigh and ranked 28th in the medal table.
Artūrs Dārznieks is a Latvian luger. He competed in the men's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Boriss Bogdaškins is a Latvian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Latvia competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 — 20 February 2022, gaining 1 medal.
Boriss Kolčins is a Russian and Latvian volleyball coach.