Ilmārs Bricis Explained

Ilmārs Bricis
Fullname:Ilmārs Bricis
Birth Date:1970 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Rīga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Disciplines:Biathlon
Club:CPSK
Olympicteams:6 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:17 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017)
Worldsmedals:2
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:22 (1991/92–2011/12, 2016/17–)
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:7
Show-Medals:yes

Ilmārs Bricis (born 9 July 1970) is a former Latvian biathlete, who has participated in six Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2010.

He is now a biathlon coach. Bricis currently coaches Baiba Bendika and Tomas Kaukenas.

Personal life

He was married to three-time Olympian Anžela Brice (cross-country skiing 1998, biathlon 2002 and 2006).[1] Their eighteen-year-old daughter Anete Brice, coached by Anžela, competed in cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2]

His hobbies are music and driving.[3]

Career

Bricis has won bronze medals in 20 km race at the 2001 World Championship in Pokljuka and in 10 km sprint at the 2005 World Championship in Hochfilzen.

He came 5th in the 20km and sixth in the 4 x 7.5 km Relay at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. His best performance was fourth at the 12.5km Pursuit at the 2006 Olympics in Torino.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he and luger Anna Orlova both competed in their sixth Olympic Games. They are the first Latvians to do so, after eight-time Olympian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmins at the Summer Olympics.

Bricis is the 4th biathlete to compete at six Winter Olympics, after Austrian Alfred Eder, Briton Michael Dixon and Russian Sergei Tchepikov, with Norwegian Ole Einar Bjørndalen following in 2014.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 1992 Albertville61st39th16th
align=left 1994 Lillehammer41st16th
align=left 1998 Nagano5th32nd6th
align=left 2002 Salt Lake City39th40th51st17th
align=left 2006 Turin19th12th4th28th16th
align=left 2010 Vancouver74th14th32nd19th

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
align=left 1993 Borovets79th19th
align=left 69th35th7th12th
align=left 1996 Ruhpolding30th13th13th11th
align=left 1997 Brezno-Osrblie16th23rd18th12th12th
align=left 1998 Pokljuka9th8th
align=left 1999 Kontiolahti10th12th6th15th5th
align=left 2000 Oslo HolmenkollenDNF30th31st14th6th
align=left 2001 PokljukaBronze40th22nd8th9th
align=left 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen8th
align=left 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk18th33rd12th4th12th
align=left 2004 Oberhof30th45th28th13th
align=left 2005 Hochfilzen38thBronze14th13th19th
align=left 2007 Antholz-AnterselvaDNS12th17th
align=left 2008 Östersund15th18th13th12th13th
align=left 2009 Pyeongchang48th25th38th17th
align=left 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk58th20th36th14th18th
align=left 2017 Hochfilzen84th25th

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andžela Brice Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090520045358/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/andzela-brice-1.html . 2009-05-20 .
  2. Web site: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights. 8 September 2017. 28 February 2010. 25 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100225125725/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-cross-country-skiing/athletes/anete-brice_ath1015329gP.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-28 . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722162711/http://www.olimpiade.lv/vankuvera/media/files/DUE-018_LOK_br_prewA.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Ilmārs Bricis . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 19 July 2015.