Dzintars Lācis

Dzintars Lācis (18 May 1940 17 November 1992) was a Latvian cyclist. He had competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.[1] He had been part of the Soviet team that won the team pursuit at the 1967 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2][3] Between 1961 and 1969 he won seven Soviet titles in various track (mostly pursuit) events.[4][5]

Dzintars Lācis
Stanislav Moskvin, Mikhail Kolyushev, Dzintars Latsis and Viktor Bykov at the 1967 World Championships
Personal information
Born18 May 1940
Jelgava, Latvia
Died17 November 1992 (aged 52)
Riga, Latvia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
ClubDynamo
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Track Championships
Gold medal – first place1967 AmsterdamTeam pursuit

References

  1. Dzintars Lācis. sports-reference.com
  2. Dzintars Latsis. cyclingarchives.com
  3. Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  4. Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. p. 68. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  5. Dzintars Lācis. olimpiade.lv
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