Martins Dukurs

Martins Dukurs

Dukurs at the 2010 Winter Olympics men's skeleton medal ceremony.
Personal information
Born	March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31) (age 27) Riga, Latvia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Skeleton
Medal record Competitor for  Latvia Olympic Games Silver 2010 Vancouver Men World Championships Gold 2011 Königssee Men |}

Martins Dukurs (born March 31, 1984 in Riga) is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and second at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

Dukurs also finished sixth in the men's skeleton event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2011 FIBT World Championships in Königssee.

Martins won the overall World Cup for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 season.

His older brother Tomass is also a skeleton racer. Both he and his brother qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. In 2010 Martins Dukurs was decorated with the Order of the Three Stars.

References

• 2006 men's skeleton results
• Martins Dukurs at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing
• Skeletonsport.com profile

Awards
Preceded by Jānis Miņins	Latvian Men's Sportspersonality of the Year 2010	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Dukurs, Martins
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 31, 1984
Place of birth	Riga, Latvia
Date of death
Place of death

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