Martins Dukurs
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| Born | 31 March 1984 Rīga, Latvia[1] |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Latvia |
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| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martins Dukurs (born 31 March 1984) is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He won silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and a second silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He has also won three FIBT World Championships and six 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, 2012 FIBT World Championships and 2015 FIBT World Championships.
Martins won the overall World Cup for the 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15 season.
At the end of the 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup season he had 37 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 |
References
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- Martins Dukurs at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
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- Skeletonsport.com profile[dead link]
- 2006 men's skeleton results
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| Preceded by | Latvian Sportspersman of the Year 2010, 2011 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Succeeded by Māris Štrombergs Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Latvia Vancouver 2010 |
Succeeded by Sandis Ozoliņš |
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Riga
- People from Sigulda
- Latvian skeleton racers
- Olympic skeleton racers of Latvia
- Olympic silver medalists for Latvia
- Skeleton racers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- University of Latvia alumni
- Olympic medalists in skeleton
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- Male skeleton racers
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