Māris Štrombergs

Māris Štrombergs

Stamp of Latvia, 2012
Personal information
Nickname Štrombis (Shtrombis), The "Machine"
Born March 10, 1987
Valmiera, Soviet Union
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Team information
Current team Tālava, Latvian Olympic Team,
Free Agent Bicycles World Team & Rockst★r
Discipline Bicycle Motocross (BMX Racing)
Professional team(s)
One
Kenda
Free Agent Bicycles
Infobox last updated on
August 10, 2012

Māris Štrombergs (born March 10, 1987 in Valmiera) is a Latvian professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships.[1] In 2012 he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the London Olympics.[2]

He is currently trained by Ivo Lakučs. His first trainer was Raimonds Ciesnieks. Māris Štrombergs completed the Olympic 2008 BMX in about 36 seconds. Māris completed the Olympic 2012 BMX course in 37,576 seconds. Upon returning from the 2012 Olympics he was greeted by thousands of fans in hometown Valmiera.

Career bicycle motocross titles

Amateur/Junior Men

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

Professional/Elite Men

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

References

  1. "Strombergs keeps his head to win BMX gold". August 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  2. "London Olympics: Strombergs defends men's BMX title". Retrieved August 10, 2012.

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Awards
Preceded by
Viktors Ščerbatihs
Martins Dukurs
Latvian Sportspersman of the Year
2008
2012
Succeeded by
Jānis Miņins
Martins Dukurs