| Medal record | ||
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Martins Rubenis (right) together with Jan Becker (left), an Australian swimmer in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics at the start of the Human Rights Torch Relay in 9 August 2007. |
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| Men's Luge | ||
| Competitor for Latvia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Men's singles |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2003 Sigulda | Men's singles |
| Silver | 2003 Sigulda | Mixed team |
| Bronze | 2004 Nagano | Men's singles |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Cesana | Mixed team |
| Gold | 2010 Sigulda | Mixed team |
| Bronze | 2006 Winterberg | Mixed team |
Mārtiņš Rubenis (born 26 September 1978 in Riga) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1998. He won the bronze medal at the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, becoming the first Latvian (i.e. representing Republic of Latvia) to win a medal at the Winter Olympics and the only one from Latvia at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Rubenis also won the gold medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships, as well as the silver and bronze medals at the 2003 and 2004 World Championships respectively. He also won three medals in the mized team event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a golds in 2008 and 2010, and a bronze in 2006.
Martins is a member of djs group Värka Kru since year 1997. His DJ alias is DJ mr10, DJ Betons, DJ Fotu.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Viktors Ščerbatihs |
Latvian Men's Sportspersonality of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Viktors Ščerbatihs |