Jānis Andriksons Explained

Jānis Andriksons
Full Name:Jānis Valentīns Andriksons
Nationality:Latvian
Birth Date:17 March 1912
Birth Place:Vecpiebalga, Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Death Place:Noranda, Quebec, Canada
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]

Notes and References

  1. Jānis Andriksons . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202204903/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/janis-andriksons-1.html . dead . 2 December 2016 . 23 October 2019.
  2. Encyclopedia: Jānis Andriksons . Nacionālā Enciklopēdija . lv . 7 December 2021.