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) is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He is the reigning and four-time world champion in men's skeleton and has won Olympic silver medals at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, as well as seven World Cup titles.
Career
Dukurs 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, 2012 FIBT World Championships, 2015 FIBT World Championships and 2016 FIBT World Championships.
Martins won the overall World Cup for the 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16 season.
At the end of the 2015–16 Skeleton World Cup season he had 44 World Cup race victories.
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, former 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 |
| 2014–15 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 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 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Martins Dukurs – 2014 Winter Olympics – Olympic Athletes – Sochi, Russia". espn.go.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martins Dukurs. |
- Martins Dukurs at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Martins Dukurs at Sports Reference
- Skeletonsport.com profile
- 2006 men's skeleton results
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Jānis Miņins Māris Štrombergs |
Latvian Sportspersman of the Year 2010, 2011 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Succeeded by Māris Štrombergs Incumbent |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Preceded by Artūrs Irbe |
Flagbearer for Latvia Vancouver 2010 |
Succeeded by Sandis Ozoliņš |