Medal record | ||
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Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Competitor for Latvia | ||
World Cup Championships | ||
Silver | 1999-00 | Four-man |
Silver | 2000-01 | Four-man |
Silver | 2002-03 | Four-man |
Bronze | 1997-98 | Combined |
Bronze | 1997-98 | Two-man |
Bronze | 2000-01 | Combined |
Sandis Prūsis (born 24 October 1965, Ventspils) is a Latvian bobsledder who competed from 1983 to 2003. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the two-man event at Nagano in 1998.
Prūsis's best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second three times, all in the four-man event (1999-2000, 2000-1, 2002-3).
He won the Latvian championship eight times, the four-man European Championship once, and carried the flag of Latvia at the 1998 Winter Olympics. After ending his athletic career, Prūsis coached the Italian bobsleigh team from 2004-2006. Since 2006, he has been a coach for the Latvia team.
Prūsis won the four-man European Championship at Winterberg in 2003, along with brakemen Mārcis Rullis, Jānis Silarājs, and Jānis Ozols.