The Latvian Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 2005, for both men and women.
Sport | Sportspersons | Titles |
---|---|---|
Athletics | 3 | 8 |
Skeleton | 1 | 6 |
Basketball | 2 | 4 |
Tennis | 2 | 3 |
Bobsleigh | 2 | 2 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 2 |
Cycling | 1 | 2 |
Wrestling | 1 | 2 |
Luge | 1 | 1 |
Edgars Gauračs is a retired Latvian footballer who played as a striker.
Vitālijs Smirnovs is a Latvian footballer, who currently plays as central defender for FK Spartaks Jūrmala.
Artūrs Karašausks is a Latvian footballer, who plays in the Latvian Higher League for FK Liepāja.
Elīna Ringa is the first official female pole-vaulter in Latvia and also the first Latvian female national record holder in this event. She won the Latvian National Championship competition outdoors and indoors more than ten times.
Andrejs Kovaļovs is a Latvian footballer who most recently played for BFC Daugavpils and also represents the Latvia national football team.
The 2012 Latvian Higher League was the 21st season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 24 March 2012 and ended on 10 November 2012. FK Ventspils are the defending champions.
The 2013 Latvian Higher League was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Latvia. FC Daugava were the defending champions. The season started on 29 March 2013.
Valērijs Šabala is a Latvian footballer, who plays as a forward for Faroese club KÍ Klaksvík.
Vladislavs Gabovs is Latvian football right-back who plays for the Latvia national football team.
Eduards Višņakovs is a Latvian footballer who plays as a forward for III liga side GKS Wikielec.
Germans Māliņš is a Latvian professional footballer, currently playing for JDFS Alberts.
Minjona is a women's choir based at the University of Latvia. The choir was founded in 1975 by artistic director Viesturs Gailis. In 1977, it was given the name "Minjona." In 2015, Minjona was named the 9th top women's choir in the world.
Renārs Rode is a retired Latvian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He has also been capped by the Latvia national football team.
The 2014 Latvian Higher League was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Latvia. FK Ventspils are the defending champions. The season started on 21 March 2014. Initially, Skonto Riga and Daugava Daugavpils, the second and third teams from the previous season, were denied a license to participate and the league began with eight clubs. However, their appeals against this were successful and the league was restored to ten clubs.
The Youth Choir BALSIS is a mixed youth choir in Riga, Latvia. The choir consists of some 50 young persons from Riga and other cities of Latvia who are permanent singers with the choir. The choir performs about 70 concerts every year in Latvian concert halls, churches and open-air venues.
Gļebs Kļuškins is a Latvian footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for FK Sūduva.
Andris Kolbergs was a Latvian writer. He won the Annual Latvian Literature Award in 2011.