Oskars Melbārdis

Melbārdis started his career as a brakeman, most notably competing along Jānis Miņins, however starting from 2010–11 season Melbārdis has been competing as a pilot. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2016 in Igls, Austria with teammates Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste and Jānis Strenga. It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for Latvia.{{cite news |date=21 February 2016 |title=BMW IBSF World Championship: Oskars Melbardis wins first four-man gold for Latvia |url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/8-bobsleigh/19668-bmw-ibsf-world-championship-oskars-melbardis-wins-first-four-man-gold-for-latvia |publisher=International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation |access-date=24 February 2016}}

He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg and two bronze medals in the four-man events at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York, and at the FIBT World Championships 2015.

He won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man event in Sochi and won a bronze medal in the two-man event.

He won Bobsleigh European Championship four-man events in 2008 and 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 and 2018.

Melbārdis also finished 2nd in the two-man event in the 2015 Bobsleigh European Championship.

Melbārdis won a combined Bobsleigh World Cup title in 2012–13 and 2014–15. He won two-man and four-man World Cup titles in 2014–15 when he had 15 (from 16) podium finishes in two-man and four-man events, including seven first places.

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• (Not complete list of results)

:2016 – Igls, 1st 16px at 4-bob

:2015 – Winterberg, 2nd 16px at 2-bob

:2015 – Winterberg, 3rd 16px at 4-bob

:2013 – St. Moritz, 5th at 2-bob with Dreiškens

:2013 – St. Moritz, 9th at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2012 – Lake Placid, 8th at 2-bob with Dreiškens

:2013/14 – Igls, 1st {{gold1}} at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2013/14 – St. Moritz, 1st {{gold1}} at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2012/13 – Sochi, 1st {{gold1}} at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2012/13 – Sochi, 3rd {{bronze3}} at 2-bob with Dreiškens

:2012/13 – Königssee, 2nd {{silver2}} at 2-bob with Dreiškens

:2012/13 – Winterberg, 3rd {{bronze3}} at 4-bob Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2012/13 – Park City, 4th at 2-bob with Dreiškens

:2011/12 – Calgary, 4th at 4-bob with Lūsis / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2011–12 – Königssee, 4th at 4-bob with Lūsis / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2011/12 – Winterberg, 3rd {{bronze3}} at 4-bob with Lūsis / Vilkaste / Strenga

:2011/12 – Winterberg, 3rd {{bronze3}} at 2-bob with Dreiškens

:2011/12 – Igls, 4th at 2-bob with Dreiškens

:2015 – La Plagne, 1st 16px at 4-bob

:2015 – La Plagne 2nd 16px at 2-bob

:2012 – Igls, 1st 16px at 2-bob with Strenga

:2012 – Igls, 1st 16px at 4-bob with Lūsis / Vilkaste / Strenga

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:2009 – Lake Placid, 3rd 16px at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2009/10 – Park City, 2nd {{silver2}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2008/09 – Park City, 2nd {{silver2}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2008–09 – Park City, 2nd {{silver2}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2008/09 – Whistler, 1st {{gold1}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2008/09 – Königssee, 3rd {{bronze3}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2007/08 – Winterberg, 3rd {{bronze3}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2007/08 – St. Moritz, 1st {{gold1}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2007/08 – Cesana, 1st {{gold1}} at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

:2008 – Cesana, 1st 16px at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis

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• 3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)

• 4 globes (2 overall, 1 two-man, 1 four-man)

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