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Latvian luger
Kristers Aparjods
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Nationality
| Latvian
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Born
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1998-02-24
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24 February 1998
(age 26)
Sigulda
, Latvia
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Height
| 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
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Weight
| 105 kg (231 lb)
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Country
| Latvia
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Sport
| Luge
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Event
| Singles
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Kristers Aparjods
(born 24 February 1998) is a Latvian
luger
. He started competing in luge in 2006.
Career
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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 competed at the
2024 FIL World Luge Championships
and won bronze medals in the
sprint
event and the
team relay
.
[3]
Personal life
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He is the son of luger
Aiva Aparjode
and the brother of luger
Kendija Aparjode
.
[2]
References
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External links
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Six per team
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- 1988: West Germany
- 1990: East Germany
- 1992: Germany
- 1994: Italy
- 1996: Germany
- 1998: Germany
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Four per team
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- 2000: Germany
- 2002: Germany
- 2004: Germany
- 2006: Germany
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Four per team as relay
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- 2008: Latvia
- 2010: Latvia
- 2012: Russia
- 2014: Russia
- 2015: Germany
- 2016: Germany
- 2017: Germany
- 2018: Russia
- 2019: Italy
- 2020: Austria
- 2021: Russia
- 2022: Latvia
- 2023: Latvia
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Six per team as relay
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Youth Olympic champions in Luge ? boys' singles
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