Mārtiņš Bots (born 12 May 1999) is a Latvian luger. He represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1999 Sigulda, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBots represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the doubles event where he finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.419 and won a bronze medal in the team relay.[1][2]
Bots competed at the 2022 FIL European Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the team relay and a bronze medal in the doubles event.[3]
He competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the doubles sprint event and a bronze medal in the team relay.[4][5]
Personal life
editOn 5 July 2024, he married luger Elīna Ieva Vītola.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Mārtiņš Bots". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Mārtiņš Bots". fil-luge.org. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Two Bots / Plum wins European bronze, Shichi does not hold the lead in the overall standings". baltics.news. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Martins Bots and Roberts Plume lead Latvia to dream start at Luge World Championships". eurosport.com. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Turpmāk Boti". instagram.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mārtiņš Bots.
- Mārtiņš Bots at the Latvian Athletics Association (in Latvian)
- Mārtiņš Bots at FIL
- Mārtiņš Bots at Olympics.com
- Mārtiņš Bots at Olympedia
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