Ilmārs Bricis
 Ilmārs Bricis in Otepää in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
9 July 1970 Rīga, Latvia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Professional information | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 4 March 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Teams |
6 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||
| Teams |
16 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) | |||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 20 (1992/93-2011/12) | |||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 2 February 2012. | ||||||||||||||||
Ilmārs Bricis (born July 9, 1970 in Riga) is former Latvian biathlete, who has participated in six Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2010.
He is married to three-time Olympian Anžela Brice (cross country skiing 1998, biathlon 2002 and 2006).[1] Their eighteen-year-old daughter Anete Brice, coached by Anžela, competed in cross country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2]
Bricis has won bronze medals in 20 km race at the 2001 World Championship in Pokljuka and in 10 km sprint at the 2005 World Championship in Hochfilzen.
He came 5th in the 20km and sixth in the 4 x 7.5 km Relay at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. His best performance was fourth at the 12.5km Pursuit at the 2006 Olympics in Torino.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he and luger Anna Orlova both competed in their sixth Olympic Games. They are the first Latvians to do so, after eight-time Olympian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmins at the Summer Olympics.
Bricis is the 4th biathlete to compete at six Winter Olympics, after Austrian Alfred Eder, Briton Michael Dixon and Russian Sergey Tchepikov.
His hobbies are music and driving.[3]
Career results
Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Albertville, France | 61 | 39 | 16 | ||
| 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | 41 | 16 | |||
| 1998 | Nagano, Japan | 5 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2002 | Salt Lake City, USA | 39 | 40 | 51 | 17 | |
| 2006 | Turin, Italy | 19 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 16 |
| 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | 74 | 14 | 32 | 19 |
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Borovets, Bulgaria | 79 | ||||
| 1995 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 69 | 35 | 12 | ||
| 1996 | Ruhpolding, Germany | 30 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 1997 | Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia | 16 | 23 | 18 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Pokljuka, Slovenia | 9 | ||||
| 1999 | Kontiolahti, Finland Oslo, Norway |
10 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
| 2000 | Oslo, Norway Lahti, Finland |
DNF | 30 | 31 | 14 | 6 |
| 2001 | Pokljuka, Slovenia |  |
40 | 22 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| 2004 | Oberhof, Germany | 30 | 45 | 28 | 13 | |
| 2005 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 38 | |
14 | 13 | 19 |
| 2007 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 12 | ||||
| 2008 | Östersund, Sweden | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 2009 | Pyeongchang, South Korea | 48 | 25 | 38 | 17 | |
| 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 58 | 20 | 36 | 14 |
World Cup
| Season | Position |
|---|---|
| 1995–96 | 56 |
| 1996–97 | — |
| 1997–98 | 11 |
| 1998–99 | 23 |
| 1999–00 | 20 |
| 2000–01 | 17 |
| 2001–02 | 28 |
| 2002–03 | 18 |
| 2003–04 | 62 |
| 2004–05 | 16 |
| 2005–06 | 18 |
| 2006–07 | 39 |
| 2007–08 | 38 |
| 2008–09 | 80 |
| 2009–10 | 55 |
| 2010–11 | 55 |
World Cup podiums
 Silver |
10 km Sprint | 2005-06 | Oslo |
| Silver |
20 km Individual | 2001-02 | Pokljuka |
| Silver |
10 km Sprint | 1997-98 | Hochfilzen |
| Bronze |
10 km Sprint | 2005-06 | Östersund |
| Bronze |
10 km Sprint | 2004-05 | Hochfilzen |
| Bronze |
20 km Individual | 2000-01 | Pokljuka |
| Bronze |
10 km Sprint | 1997-98 | Pokljuka |