Jānis Valentīns Andriksons (17 March 1912 – 22 September 1967) was a Latvian speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]

Jānis Andriksons
Personal information
Full nameJānis Valentīns Andriksons
NationalityLatvian
Born(1912-03-17)17 March 1912
Vecpiebalga, Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died22 September 1967(1967-09-22) (aged 55)
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSpeed skating

After World War II, he moved to West Germany and then to Canada, where from 1948 he worked in gold and copper mining. He died in Quebec in 1967.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jānis Andriksons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Jānis Andriksons". Nacionālā Enciklopēdija (in Latvian). 7 December 2021.
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