- Sandis Prūsis
Sandis Prūsis (born
24 October 1965 ,Ventspils ) is aLatvia nbobsled der who competed from 1983 to 2003. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the two-man event atNagano in 1998.Prūsis's best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second three times, all in the four-man event (1999-2000, 2000-1, 2002-3).
He won the Latvian championship eight times, the four-man European Championship once, and carried the flag of Latvia at the
1998 Winter Olympics . After ending his athletic career, Prūsis coached the Italian bobsleigh team from 2004-2006. Since 2006, he has been a coach for the Latvia team.Prūsis won the four-man European Championship at
Winterberg in 2003, along with brakemen Mārcis Rullis, Jānis Silarājs, and Jānis Ozols.References
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1992w/Bobsleigh_Doubles.html 1992 bobsleigh two-man results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1998w/Bobsleigh_Fours.html 1998 bobsleigh four-man results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1998w/Bobsleigh_Doubles.html 1998 bobsleigh two-man results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/2002w/Bobsleigh_Doubles.html 2002 bobsleigh two-man results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/2002w/Bobsleigh_Fours.html 2002 bobsleigh four-man results]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-c.html List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-4.html List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-2.html List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985]
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