Jānis Ķipurs
Latvian-born bobsledder (born 1958)
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Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | Two-man |
 | 1988 Calgary | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
| World Cup Championships | ||
| 1987–88 | Two-man |
 | 1987–88 | Combined |
Jānis Ķipurs (sometimes shown as Yanis Kipurs or Janis Kipurs, born 3 January 1958 in Kurmene, Kurmene parish) is a Latvian bobsledder who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won two medals with a gold in the two-man event and a bronze in the four-man event.[1]
Ķipurs also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1989 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
He won the two-man Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 1987–88.
Because of his successes, the ice rink in his hometown of Sigulda (now part of Latvia) was named in his honor.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jānis Ķipurs Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964[dead link]
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007
- List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
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- 1932:
Hubert Stevens & Curtis Stevens (USA) - 1936: Ivan Brown & Alan Washbond (USA)
- 1948:
Felix Endrich & Friedrich Waller (SUI) - 1952:
Andreas Ostler & Lorenz Nieberl (GER) - 1956:
Lamberto Dalla Costa & Giacomo Conti (ITA) - 1964:
Anthony Nash & Robin Dixon (GBR) - 1968: Eugenio Monti & Luciano de Paolis (ITA)
- 1972: Wolfgang Zimmerer & Peter Utzschneider (FRG)
- 1976:
Meinhard Nehmer & Bernhard Germeshausen (GDR) - 1980: Erich Schärer & Joseph Benz (SUI)
- 1984: Wolfgang Hoppe & Dietmar Schauerhammer (GDR)
- 1988:
Jānis Ķipurs & Vladimir Kozlov (URS) - 1992: Gustav Weder & Donat Acklin (SUI)
- 1994: Gustav Weder & Donat Acklin (SUI)
- 1998:
Pierre Lueders & David MacEachern (CAN)
1998: Günther Huber & Antonio Tartaglia (ITA) - 2002: Christoph Langen & Markus Zimmermann (GER)
- 2006: André Lange & Kevin Kuske (GER)
- 2010: André Lange & Kevin Kuske (GER)
- 2014: Beat Hefti & Alex Baumann (SUI)
- 2018: Justin Kripps & Alexander Kopacz (CAN)
2018: Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis (GER)
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