Rihards Snikus

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Rihards Snikus
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Rihards Snikus in 2019
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born25 March 1988 (1988-03-25) (age 36)
Riga, Latvia
Sport
CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Sport Equestrian
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Individual championship test grade I
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Paris Individual freestyle test grade I
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual championship test grade I
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 TokyoIndividual freestyle test grade I

Rihards Snikus (born 25 March 1988 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian Paralympic equestrian and DJ. He won silver medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games in the Individual freestyle test grade I, and in the Individual championship test grade I. [1] [2] In 2024 he became the first ever Latvian equestrian to win individual gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with his horse King of the Dance. [3]

He competed at the 2017 European Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, and in the 2018 World Equestrian Games. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Equestrian: SNIKUS Rihards". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Silver! Snikus wins Latvia a second medal at Tokyo Paralympic Games". Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Murray, Becky (3 September 2024). "Part-time DJ riding horse called King of the Dance wins historic gold medal at Paris 2024". Horse and Hound.
  4. ↑ "Meet dressage rider and DJ Rihards Snikus". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 3 September 2021.


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