Kristers Aparjods

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Kristers Aparjods
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Kristers Aparjods in 2018
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 23)
Sigulda, Latvia[1]
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
CountryLatvia
SportLuge
Event(s)Singles
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Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Sochi Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Oberhof Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lillehammer Mixed team
Winter Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lillehammer Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sigulda Singles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Winterberg Singles

Kristers Aparjods (born 24 February 1998) is a Latvian luger. He started competing in luge in 2006. 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 is the son of luger Aiva Aparjode and the brother of luger Kendija Aparjode.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kristers Aparjods". FIL. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kristers Aparjods". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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