Edgars Eriņš Explained

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Edgars Eriņš
Nationality:Latvian
Birth Date:18 June 1986
Birth Place:Varakļāni, Soviet Union
(now Latvia)
Height:1.91m (06.27feet)
Weight:860NaN0
Sport:Track and field
Event:Decathlon
Pb:Decathlon: 8312 points

Edgars Eriņš (born 18 June 1986) is a Latvian decathlete and bobsledder.

He is the holder of the Latvian record in decathlon, which is 8312 points. Eriņš reached it in the 2011 Latvian Championships, which he won.[1] He was qualified for 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea and appeared on the entry list,[2] but didn't compete due to injury.[3]

He made his bobsleigh Europa Cup debut in November 2013 in a four-man race at Altenberg where his crew finished sixth.[4] He made his first appearance in the Bobsleigh World Cup in the four-man event at St. Moritz in January 2014, where his sleigh scored an 18th place.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eriņam jauns Latvijas rekords desmitcīņā . LETA . 4 June 2011 . Delfi.lv . Latvian . 3 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Entry Lists by Country . IAAF . 21 August 2011 . IAAF . 3 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804044045/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/12/03/61203_PDF_English.pdf . 4 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: Pasaules čempionātā bez Urtāna un Eriņa . Pārums . Jānis . 24 August 2011 . sportacentrs.com . Latvian . 24 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Athletes: Profile – Edgars Erins . . 26 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140124005614/http://www.fibt.com/bobsleigh/athletes.html?athl_id=130270 . 24 January 2014 .