Martins Dukurs
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| Born |
31 March 1984 Rīga, Latvia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martins Dukurs (born 31 March 1984 in Riga) is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He won silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and has won two consecutive FIBT World Championships and five Skeleton World Cups.
Career
He finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and sixth in the men's skeleton event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2011 FIBT World Championships and 2012 FIBT World Championships.
Martins won the overall World Cup for the 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14 season.
At the end of the 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup season he had 31 World Cup victories to his tally.
His older brother Tomass is also a skeleton racer. Both he and his brother qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2010 Martins Dukurs was decorated with the Order of the Three Stars.[2]
Martins and Tomass' father, Dainis Dukurs, is a former bobsleigh brakeman, manager of the Sigulda sledding track, sled designer and coach of the Latvian skeleton team.[3]
Career results
Skeleton World Cup
| Season | Place |
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| 2004–05 | 19 |
| 2005–06 | 20 |
| 2006–07 | 12 |
| 2007–08 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Martins Dukurs". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Starkovam un olimpiskajiem medaļniekiem — Triju Zvaigžņu ordeņi" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Martins Dukurs - 2014 Winter Olympics - Olympic Athletes - Sochi, Russia". espn.go.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
External links
- Martins Dukurs at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Martins Dukurs at Sports-Reference.com
- Skeletonsport.com profile
- 2006 men's skeleton results
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| Preceded by Jānis Miņins Māris Štrombergs |
Latvian Sportspersman of the Year 2010, 2011 2013 |
Succeeded by Māris Štrombergs Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Artūrs Irbe |
Flagbearer for Latvia Vancouver 2010 |
Succeeded by Sandis Ozoliņš |
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