Zintis Ekmanis
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Zintis Ekmanis is a Latvia
n-born Soviet
bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at Sarajevo
in 1984
.
Ekmanis also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1985 FIBT World Championships
in Cervinia
. During the Bobsleigh World Cup of 1986-7, he finished third in the two-man event.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n-born Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
in 1984
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
.
Ekmanis also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1985 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1985
The FIBT World Championships 1985 took place in Cervinia, Italy for the third time, having hosted the event previously in 1971 and 1975. Except for competitions in St...
in Cervinia
Cervinia
Breuil-Cervinia is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta region of northwest Italy...
. During the Bobsleigh World Cup of 1986-7, he finished third in the two-man event.