Kristers Aparjods

Kristers Aparjods
Aparjods in 2023
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998
Sigulda, Latvia[1]
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
CountryLatvia
SportLuge
Event
Singles
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Latvia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingTeam relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 SochiTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 OberhofTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 AlternbergSprint
Bronze medal – third place2024 AltenbergTeam relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 St. MoritzTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2023 SiguldaTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2022 St. MoritzSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 OberhofSingles
Bronze medal – third place2020 LillehammerTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 SiguldaSingles
Bronze medal – third place2026 OberhofTeam relay
Winter Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 LillehammerSingles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 LillehammerTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2017 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2016 WinterbergSingles

Kristers Aparjods (born 24 February 1998) is a Latvian luger. He is a 2022 Olympic bronze medalist in the team relay, four-time World Championships medalist (1 silver, 3 bronze), and seven-time European Championships medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze).

Career

He took the gold medal in the singles event in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, where he was also selected as the flag bearer for the Latvians in the opening ceremony. He was also part of the Latvian team which won the team relay at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Lillehammer, and went on to take a silver in the singles at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Winterberg, Germany, and a gold in the singles on home ice at the 2017 Junior Worlds at Sigulda. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 11th in the men's singles event and sixth in the team relay.[2]

At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, he won bronze medals in the sprint event and the team relay.[3]

Personal life

He is the son of luger Aiva Aparjode and the brother of luger Kendija Aparjode.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kristers Aparjods". FIL. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Kristers Aparjods". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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