Māris Poikāns
Latvian bobsledder (born 1962)
Medal record | ||
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Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing the Soviet Union | ||
World Cup | ||
1985–86 | Two-man | |
1989–90 | Combined | |
1989–90 | Four-man | |
1989–90 | Two-man | |
European Championships | ||
1990 Igls | Two-man |
Māris Poikāns (born 11 December 1962, Vidriži) is a Latvian bobsledder who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s for Soviet Union. He won the combined men's Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 1989–90. He also won a bronze medal alongside brakeman Andrei Gorochov in the two-man race at the European Championship in 1990.[1]
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Poikans earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Calgary in 1988.
References
- 1984 bobsleigh four-man results
- 1988 bobsleigh four-man results
- List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985–2007
- List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
- List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
- ^ "Sports Shorts". AP News Archive. 24 January 1990. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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- 1985–86: Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser)
- 1986–87: United States (Matt Roy)
- 1987–88: Austria (Ingo Appelt)
- 1988–89: Switzerland (Gustav Weder)
- 1989–90: Soviet Union (Maris Poikans)
- 1990–91: Switzerland (Gustav Weder)
- 1991–92: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe)
- 1992–93: United States (Brian Shimer)
- 1993–94: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
- 1994–95: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
- 1995–96: Germany (Christoph Langen)
- 1996–97: Italy (Günther Huber)
- 1997–98: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
- 1998–99: Germany (Christoph Langen)
- 1999–2000: Switzerland (Marcel Rohner)
- 2000–01: Germany (André Lange)
- 2001–02: Switzerland (Martin Annen)
- 2002–03: Germany (André Lange)
- 2003–04: Germany (André Lange)
- 2004–05: Switzerland (Martin Annen)
- 2005–06: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
- 2006–07: United States (Steven Holcomb)
- 2007–08: Germany (André Lange)
- 2008–09: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov)
- 2009–10: United States (Steven Holcomb)
- 2010–11: Germany (Manuel Machata)
- 2011–12: Germany (Maximilian Arndt)
- 2012–13: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis)
- 2013–14: United States (Steven Holcomb)
- 2014–15: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis)
- 2015–16: Germany (Nico Walther)
- 2016–17: Germany (Francesco Friedrich)
- 2017–18: Canada (Justin Kripps)
- 2018–19: Germany (Francesco Friedrich)
- 2019–20: Germany (Francesco Friedrich)
- 2020–21: Germany (Francesco Friedrich)
- 2021–22: Germany (Francesco Friedrich)
- 2022–23: Germany (Francesco Friedrich)
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