Aigars Kriķis
Aigars Kriķis (28 August 1954 in Riga – 15 February 1999)[1] was a Latvian Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s. He won the gold medal at the men's doubles (together with Dainis Bremze) event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luge | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1978 Imst | Men's doubles |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1976 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
Kriķis also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.
Kriķis also finished eighth in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]
Born in Riga, Latvia. He started his career at the age of 14. Kriķis was a triple USSR Champion in Men's Doubles from 1973 to 1975. With writing at the time (usage of typewriters) his name Aigars was sometimes misspelled as Algars.
References
- "Olympedia – Aigars Kriķis". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
External links
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (in German)
- Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Men's Two-seater". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 576.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aigars Kriķis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Aigars Kriķis at Olympedia
- Aigars Kriķis at Olympics.com
- Aigars Kriķis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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