Aigars Kriķis
{{Short description|Latvian luger (1954–1999)}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's Luge}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1978 Imst|Men's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|1976 Hammarstrand|Men's doubles}}
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Aigars Kriķis (28 August 1954 in Riga – 15 February 1999),{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Aigars Kriķis |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/88629 |work=Olympedia |access-date=19 August 2022}} also known as Aygars Krikis ({{langx|ru|Айгарс Крикис}}), was a Latvian Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s.
Early life and career
Born in Riga, Latvia. He started his career at the age of 14.
Kriķis was a triple USSR Champion in Men's Doubles from 1973 to 1975.
With writing at the time (usage of typewriters) his name Aigars was sometimes misspelled as Algars.
He and Dainis Bremze won the gold medal at the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.{{cite web |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml |title=Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton |website=hickoksports.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204165409/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml |archive-date=4 December 2012}}
Kriķis and Bremze also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html |title=List of European luge champions |website=eiskanal.com |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325014953/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html |archive-date=25 March 2008}}
At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Kriķis finished thirteenth in the men's singles event and eighth in the men's doubles event with Bremze. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he finished tenth in the men's doubles event with Bremze.Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Men's Two-seater". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 576.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Aigars Kriķis |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/aigars-krikis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203114337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/aigars-krikis-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com|aigars-krikis}}
- {{LOK profile|id=245|old_id=aigars-krikis-245|archive=20210731081909}}
{{Footer World Champions Luge Men's Doubles}}
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Category:Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Category:Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic lugers for the Soviet Union
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