Dainis Ozols

Dainis Ozols (born 11 September 1966) is a former professional cyclist from Latvia. In the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 194 km road race, finishing in 4:32:24, 3 seconds behind Erik Dekker of the Netherlands and 4 seconds behind the winner Fabio Casartelli of Italy.[1] He competed in one Grand Tour in his career: the 1995 Vuelta a España, where he finished 50th overall.

Dainis Ozols

Personal information
Born	(1966-09-11) 11 September 1966 Smiltene, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1994	Trident–Schick
1995	Novell–Decca–Colnago
1997–1998	Mróz
2000	Mat–Ceresit–CCC
Medal record Men's cycling Representing  Latvia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Individual Road Race

His surname is often misspelled as Ozolos and he is often incorrectly identified as having Polish or Lithuanian Nationality. Early in his amateur career, he did race as a national of the USSR.