Māris Štrombergs

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Māris Štrombergs Road cycling
Stamps of Latvia, 2012-34.jpg
To person
Date of birth March 10, 1987
nation LatviaLatvia Latvia
discipline BMX racing
height 1.86 m
Racing weight 90 kg
End of career 2018
Most important successes
Olympic games
gold2008 Olympic champion BMX race
gold2012 Olympic champion BMX race
World championships
gold2008 Taiyuan
gold2010 Pietermaritzburg
silver2011 Copenhagen

Māris Štrombergs (born March 10, 1987 in Valmiera ) is a former Latvian BMX cyclist.

Athletic career

Štrombergs won the first gold medal in this sport for men at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . It was the second Olympic gold medal for Latvia after regaining independence. At the 2012 Summer Olympics , Štrombergs defended his title, which he ultimately succeeded in doing. He was the first Latvian Olympian to win gold twice.

Štrombergs was world champion in 2008 and 2010 and European champion in 2008 and 2013.

He ended his career on November 14, 2018.

Honors

Māris Štrombergs was honored with the induction into the Hall of Fame of the European cycling association Union Européenne de Cyclisme . In 2008 and 2012 he was also voted Latvian Sportsman of the Year .

Web links

Commons : Māris Štrombergs  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "London Olympics: Strombergs defends men's BMX title," indiatimes.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ BMX star Strombergs ends his career on ORF-Sport on November 14, 2018, accessed on November 2, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Štrombergs, Māris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian BMX rider
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Valmiera