Jānis Andriksons
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jānis Valentīns Andriksons |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | 17 March 1912 Vecpiebalga, Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 September 1967 (aged 55) Noranda, Quebec, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Jānis Valentīns Andriksons (17 March 1912 – 22 September 1967) was a Latvian speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]
After World War II, he moved to West Germany and then to Canada, where from 1948 he worked in gold and copper mining. He died in Quebec in 1967.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jānis Andriksons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Jānis Andriksons". Nacionālā Enciklopēdija (in Latvian). 7 December 2021.
External links
- Jānis Andriksons in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Jānis Andriksons at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Jānis Andriksons at Olympics.com
- Jānis Andriksons at Olympedia
- Jānis Andriksons at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1967 deaths
- People from Cēsis Municipality
- People from Kreis Wenden
- Latvian male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for Latvia
- Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Latvian World War II refugees
- Latvian emigrants to Canada
- European speed skating biography stubs
- Latvian winter sports biography stubs