Kristers Aparjods
Kristers Aparjods (born 24 February 1998) is a Latvian luger. He started competing in luge in 2006.
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| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1998 Sigulda, Latvia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He took the gold medal in the singles event in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, where he was also selected as the flag bearer for the Latvians in the opening ceremony. He was also part of the Latvian team which won the team relay at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Lillehammer, and went on to take a silver in the singles at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Winterberg, Germany, and a gold in the singles on home ice at the 2017 Junior Worlds at Sigulda. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 11th in the men's singles event and sixth as part of the Latvian team in the team relay.[2]
He competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won bronze medals in the sprint event and the team relay.[3]
Personal life
He is the son of luger Aiva Aparjode and the brother of luger Kendija Aparjode.[2]
References
- "Kristers Aparjods". FIL. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "Kristers Aparjods". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
- Kristers Aparjods at FIL
- Kristers Aparjods at Olympics.com
- Kristers Aparjods at Olympedia
- Kristers Aparjods at the Latvian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Latvian)