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Jānis Ķipurs (sometimes shown as Yanis Kipurs or Janis Kipurs, born 3 January 1958 in Kurmene, Kurmene parish) is a Latvian bobsledder who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won two medals with a gold in the two-man event and a bronze in the four-man event.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | Two-man |
 | 1988 Calgary | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
| World Cup Championships | ||
| 1987–88 | Two-man |
 | 1987–88 | Combined |
Ķipurs also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1989 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
He won the two-man Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 1987–88.
Because of his successes, the ice rink in his hometown of Sigulda (now part of Latvia) was named in his honor.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jānis Ķipurs Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007
- List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
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На других языках
- [en] Jānis Ķipurs
[fr] Jānis Ķipurs
Jānis Ķipurs, né le 3 janvier 1958 à Kurmene (RSS de Lettonie), est un bobeur soviétique.[it] Jānis Ķipurs
Jānis Ķipurs (Kurmene, 3 gennaio 1958) è un ex bobbista lettone. Prima della dissoluzione dell'Unione Sovietica (1991) ha gareggiato per l'Unione Sovietica, per la quale ha conseguito tutti i suoi più importanti risultati.[ru] Кипурс, Янис
Я́нис У́лдисович Ки́пурс (латыш. Jānis Ķipurs, род. 3 января 1958 года в Курмене, Айзкраукльский район, Латвийская ССР) — советский и латвийский бобслеист, пилот, олимпийский чемпион 1988 года в двойках (с Владимиром Козловым). Чемпион Европы (1984), СССР и Латвии, обладатель неофициального Кубка мира 1987/88 в двойках. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1988).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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