Mārtiņš Bots

Mārtiņš Bots
Bots in 2020
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)
Sigulda, Latvia
Sport
SportLuge
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Latvia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Alternberg Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Oberhof Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Altenberg Team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 St. Moritz Team relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Sigulda Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Sigulda Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Igls Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sigulda Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 St. Moritz Doubles

Mārtiņš Bots (born 12 May 1999) is a Latvian luger. He represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

Bots represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the doubles event where he finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.419 and won a bronze medal in the team relay.[1][2]

Bots competed at the 2022 FIL European Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the team relay and a bronze medal in the doubles event.[3]

He competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the doubles sprint event and a bronze medal in the team relay.[4][5]

Personal life

On 5 July 2024, he married luger Elīna Ieva Vītola.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mārtiņš Bots". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Mārtiņš Bots". fil-luge.org. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Two Bots / Plum wins European bronze, Shichi does not hold the lead in the overall standings". baltics.news. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Martins Bots and Roberts Plume lead Latvia to dream start at Luge World Championships". eurosport.com. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Turpmāk Boti". instagram.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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