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Edvīns Skrūders
Edvīns is a Latvian masculine given name which may refer to: * Edvīns Bārda (1900–1947), Latvian footballer and manager * Edvīns Bietags (1908–1983), Latvian wrestler *Edvīns Ķeņģis Edvīns Ķeņģis (born 12 April 1959, in Cēsis) is a Latvian chess Grandmaster. Ķeņģis is an eight-time Latvian Champion, winning the national contest in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004 and 2005. He won the Baltic Chess Champi ... (born 1959), Latvian chess Grandmaster * Edvīns Ozolinš (born 1939), Soviet Latvian track and field athlete, coach and Olympic medalist * Edvīns Šnore (born 1974), Latvian film director * Edvīns Zāģeris (born 1943), Latvian hurdler See also * Edvin {{given name Latvian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvin
Edvin is a form of Edwin and may refer to: *Edvin Alten (1876–1967), Norwegian judge * Edvin Biuković (1969–1999), Croatian comics artist * Edvin Hagberg (1875–1947), Swedish sailor and Olympic competitor *Edvin Hevonkoski (1923–2009), Finnish sculptor and contemporary artist * Edvin Kallstenius (1881–1967), Swedish composer and arranger * Edvin Karlsson, Swedish politician * Edvin Laine (1905–1989), Finnish film director *Edvin Landsem (1925–2004), Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s *Edvin Liveric (born 1970), Croatian actor *Edvin Kanka Ćudić Edvin Kanka Ćudić (; born December 31, 1988), is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian human rights activist, Martial arts, martial artist, journalist and Political science, political analyst who is best known as the leader of the UDIK, an organ ... (born 1988), Bosnian human rights activist * Edvin Marton (born 1974), Hungarian composer and violinist * Edvin Mattiasson (1890–1975), Swedish wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Language
Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population use it as their primary language at home, however excluding the Latgale Region it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian, an extinct Baltic language); however Latvian has followed a more rapid development. In addition, there is some disagreement whether Latgalian and Kursenieki, which are mutually intelligible with Latvian, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Bārda
Edvīns Bārda (19 April 1900 in Riga – 28 September 1947 in Liverpool) was a Latvian footballer and manager, the elder and most popular of four football playing Bārda brothers. Biography Edvīns Bārda started his career in 1921 when he joined JKS Riga – the strongest Latvian football club at the time, he played with the side in 1921 and 1922, in 1922 he also took up coaching the team. Later in 1922 he played briefly with ASK Riga until he ended up with the newly founded RFK – the leader in Latvian football in the years to follow, plus he actively participated in the formation of the club in its early years. Along with his brother Arvīds he was selected to play in the first ever international match for Latvia on 24 September 1922. Just two minutes in the friendly match against Estonia national football team Edvīns Bārda scored the first ever goal for Latvia national football team. In total between 1922 and 1925 Edvīns Bārda played eight international matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Bietags
Edvīns Bietags (28 February 1908, in Rūjiena – 29 September 1983, in Jūrmala) was a Latvian wrestler and Olympic medalist. Edvīns competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ... in Berlin, Germany, and won a silver medal in Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight wrestling. External links * * * * 1908 births 1983 deaths People from Rūjiena Olympic wrestlers of Latvia Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Latvian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Latvia Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Latvian people {{Latvia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Ķeņģis
Edvīns Ķeņģis (born 12 April 1959, in Cēsis) is a Latvian chess Grandmaster. Ķeņģis is an eight-time Latvian Champion, winning the national contest in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004 and 2005. He won the Baltic Chess Championship at Pärnu 1985 and shared first place with Alexander Shabalov and Alexander Malevinsky at Haapsalu 1986. He won at Boston open 1989, tied for 2nd–4th at Lloyds Bank open 1990, won the Estonian National Championship in Pühajärve in 2001, tied for 3rd–5th at Kilingi-Nõmme (EST-ch, Kaido Külaots won), won the Golden Cleopatra tournament in Egypt in 2003, won the inaugural Jyri Vetemaa Memorial tournament at Pärnu 2004, and tied for 2nd–3rd with Vadim Malakhatko at the 2009 Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen. Ķeņģis represented Latvia six times in Chess Olympiads (1992–98 and 2002–04), once in the 3rd World Chess Team Championship at Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozär ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvins Ozolin
Edvin Sigizmundovich Ozolin (russian: Эдвин Сигизмундович Озолин, born 12 February 1939) is a retired Soviet runner and athletics coach. He competed in various sprint events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay. He won four medals in the relay at the European championships in 1958 and 1966 and at the Summer Universiade in 1961 and 1965. Individually he won 200 m at the 1963 and 1965 Universiade. Ozolin was born in Leningrad. He took up athletics in 1955 and soon became the best Soviet sprinter of the 1960s, winning 16 national titles: in the 100 m (1959–1963), 200 m (1960–1961 and 1963), 4×100 m relay (1957, 1961, 1965–1966, and 1968) and 200 m hurdles (1963 and 1967). Later he had a long career as a coach. In 1984–1992 he headed the Soviet sprinting and hurdling team and in 1992–2003 the Malaysian track and field team. He wrote several textbooks on sprint running. References 1939 births Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Šnore
Edvīns Šnore (born 21 March 1974, in Saulkrasti) is a Latvian film director and politician. He was elected to a four-year term in the Latvian Saeima in 2014 and 2018. Šnore's family comes from Kuldīga. He went to high school in Riga. During the Revolutions of 1989 he sympathized with the Popular Front of Latvia. He first studied political science in Norway, and then earned his master's degree at the University of Latvia. In 2013 he completed his Doctoral thesis on the Western European view of Holodomor. Šnore has become known for his 2008 documentary '' The Soviet Story''. For this film, he was awarded with the Latvian Order of the Three Stars in 2008, and the Estonian Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana in 2009. In 2016 Šnore released another documentary called ''The Unknown War: Baltic Resistance'' on the guerrilla war in the Baltic states. Views In his article "The goal: A Latvian Latvia", E. Šnore expressed his views about the Russians in Latvia, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Zāģeris
Edvīns Zāģeris (born 10 May 1943) is a Latvian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ..., representing the Soviet Union. References 1943 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Latvian male hurdlers Soviet male hurdlers Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Place of birth missing (living people) {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
