Kaspars Dumpis (born 23 December 1982 in Ogre) is a Latvian former luger who has competed since 2002. He finished 17th in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Dumpis also finished 22nd in the men's singles event at the 2005 FIL World Luge Championships in Park City, Utah.
In 2014 Dumpis was appointed as coach of the Latvian luge team. [1] As of 2019 Dumpis is assistant coach for the United States Junior luge team. [2]
References
edit- ^ "Kamaniņu sportisti Phjončhanā cer uz aukstumu un devīto virāžu" [Luge athletes in Pyongchang looking forward to the cold and the ninth curve]. diena.lv (in Latvian). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Sandy Caligiore (24 September 2019). "Back to the ice in Lillehammer, Norway for the USA Luge National Team". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Sources
edit- 2006 luge men's singles results
- Delfi.lv profile (in Latvian)
- FIL-Luge profile
- Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived October 15, 2012)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaspars Dumpis.
- Kaspars Dumpis at the International Luge Federation (archive)
- Kaspars Dumpis at Olympics.com
- Kaspars Dumpis at Olympic.org (archived)
- Kaspars Dumpis at Olympedia
- Kaspars Dumpis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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