Dainis Bremze (or Bremse,[1] born 22 July 1954 in Riga), also known as Daynis Renatovich Bremze (Russian: Дайнис Ренатович Бремзе),[2] was a Latvian Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s. He and Aigars Kriķis won the gold medal at the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Luge | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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| World Championships | ||
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1978 Imst | Men's doubles |
| European Championships | ||
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1976 Hammarstrand | Men's doubles |
Bremze and Kriķis also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.[4]
At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Bremze finished eighth in the men's singles and eight in the men's doubles event with Kriķis. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he finished tenth in the men's doubles event with Kriķis.[5][2]
References
edit- ^ "Munzinger Sport". munzinger.de (in German).
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dainis Bremze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton". hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
- ^ "List of European luge champions". eiskanal.com (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2008.
- ^ Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Men's single" and "Luge: Men's two-seater". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 575–6.
External links
edit- Dainis Bremze at Olympedia
- Dainis Bremze at Olympics.com
- Dainis Bremze at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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