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Edgars (name)
Edgars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is the Latvian cognate of the English name Edgar and may refer to: * Edgars Bergs (born 1984), Latvian discus thrower and shot putter and Paralympic medalist *Edgars Burlakovs (born 1974), Latvian football midfielder *Edgars Bertuks (born 1985), Latvian orienteering competitor * Edgars Eriņš (born 1986), Latvian decathlete * Edgars Gauračs (born 1988), Latvian footballer * Edgars Jeromanovs (born 1986), Latvian basketball player * Edgars Kļaviņš (born 1993), Latvian ice hockey right player *Edgars Krūmiņš (1909–unknown), Latvian chess player *Edgars Krūmiņš (born 1985), Latvian basketball player *Edgars Lipsbergs (born 1989), Latvian ice hockey forward *Edgars Lūsiņš (born 1984), Latvian ice hockey goaltender *Edgars Maskalāns (born 1982), Latvian bobsledder *Edgars Masaļskis (born 1980), Latvian ice hockey goaltender *Edgars Piksons (born 1983), Latvian biathlete and Olympic competitor *Edgars Rinkēvičs (bor ... [...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] |
Edgars Krūmiņš (basketball)
Edgars Krūmiņš (born 16 October 1985) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team. He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... Despite Krūmiņš suffering an injury late in the game, Latvia won the gold medal by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team 21 to 18. References External links * * * 1985 births Living people 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) Latvian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Latvian men's basketball players Latvian men's 3x3 basketball players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Latvia Olympic medalists in 3x3 basketball Olympic 3x3 basketball players of Latvia Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Skuja
Edgars Skuja (born 20 February 1966, in Valmiera) is a Latvian diplomat and is the current Ambassador of Latvia to Austria, and former Ambassador of Latvia to Russia presenting his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 29 May 2009. He currently resides in Austria and has two daughters: Keita, who is currently in the IB Program and Sanda Skuja, who works in the Latvian beer company Aldaris Brewery Baltic Beverages Holding is a brewing company owned by Carlsberg Group. It is a significant operator in the brewing industry in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic countries and Kazakhstan, most notably holding a stake in Baltika Breweries. History .... References Living people 1966 births People from Valmiera Ambassadors of Latvia to Russia Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Permanent Representatives of Latvia to NATO {{latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Imants Siliņš
Edgar Imant Silinsh ( lv, Edgars Imants Siliņš, russian: Эдгар Александрович Силиньш, ''Edgar Aleksandrovich Silinsh''); 21 March 1927 – 26 May 1998) was a Soviet and Latvian scientist in the field of semiconductor physics and philosophy of science, academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (1992). Biography Edgar Silinsh was born the 4th child in a family of prosperous farmer Aleksandrs Siliņš (1875—1934) on the "Veclapsas" farmstead in Līgatne municipality of Riga district. During his school years, he was mostly interested in literature and history rather than in physical sciences. Due to the start of World War II and the death of his mother in 1943, E. Silinsh was forced to discontinue his education; nevertheless, in 1946 he took secondary school exams and enrolled at the Faculty of Chemistry of the State University of Latvia (SUL). The choice for natural sciences was rooted in Edgar's awareness of humanities being ideologically const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Siksna
Edgars Siksna (born January 15, 1993) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for HK Rīga in the MHL. Playing career Siksna started his professional career playing for Liepājas Metalurgs. In August 2013 Dinamo Rīga announced they had signed a contract with Siksna. He played his first KHL game on September 22, 2013 against Vityaz. International He participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team The Latvian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Latvia. The team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship. They have played at the top division of t .... References External links 1993 births Living people Ice hockey people from Riga Latvian ice hockey defencemen HK Liepājas Metalurgs players Dinamo Riga players HK Riga players {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Edgars Rinkēvičs (born 21 September 1973 in Jūrmala) is a Latvian public official and politician, currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, a role he has held since 2011. Before beginning in this role, he served as head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia, as State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, as well as a deputy of the Saeima. Having previously represented Latvian Way and the Reform Party, he has been a member of the Unity party since May 2014. Early life and education Rinkēvičs was born in Jūrmala, where he completed high school in 1991. Upon graduating from high school, he started a bachelor's degree at the University of Latvia's Faculty of History and Philosophy, which he acquired in 1995. During the same time, in 1994 and 1995 he studied Political Science and International Relations at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, for which he received a certificate in 1995. In 1997, he obtained his master's degree in political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Piksons
Edgars Piksons (born 17 July 1983) is a former Latvian biathlete. He represented Latvia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. At Biathlon World Championships 2011 he got 8th place in the sprint. In November 2014, the news broke that Piksons had tested positive for the banned substance ''19-Norandrosterone'' after a practice competition in Priekuļi Priekuļi (german: Freudenberg) is a village in Priekuļi Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is situated 7 kilometres east of Cēsis Cēsis (), (german: Wenden, liv, Venden, et, Võnnu, pl, Kieś) is a town i ... on 22 September. He waived the right to have a B-sample tested. Piksons denied having knowingly taken any banned substances, but announced his retirement from professional sports. References External links IBU profile* * * 1983 births Living people People from Cēsis Latvian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Masaļskis
Edgars Masaļskis (born 31 March 1980) is a Latvian ice hockey coach and former player. Playing as a goaltender, Masaļskis represented the Latvian national team, and has played for a number of clubs, with five seasons in Liepājas Metalurgs as his longest stay at any club. He retired after the 2016–17 season, and joined Dinamo Riga's coaching staff on 2 October 2017. International play Masaļskis has played twelve World Hockey Championships, four Winter Olympic Games tournaments and two World Junior Hockey Championships tournaments. He was named to the Latvia men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk, held from 9–25 May 2014. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tourname .... References External links * * * * 1980 births Living people Dinamo Riga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Maskalāns
Edgars Maskalāns (born 13 April 1982) is a Latvian bobsledder who has competed from 2006 to 2012. His best World Cup finish was first place in the four-man event at St. Moritz, Switzerland in January 2011. He also finished 2nd in the four-man event at Cesana, Italy in February 2011 and 3rd in the four-man event at St. Moritz at January 2012. Maskalāns' best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 6th in the four-man event at Lake Placid, United States in 2012. He finished eighth in the two-man event and tenth in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the .... References External links * * * * 1982 births Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Latvian male bobsledders Living people Olympic bobsled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Lūsiņš
Edgars Lūsiņš (born December 25, 1984 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Prizma Riga HK Prizma Riga/IHS is an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia, that plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the top tier of the sport in Latvia. The team is based in Riga and play their home games at the Volvo Sports Centre. HK Prizma previously pl ... in the Latvian Amateur Championship. External links * 1984 births Living people Ice hockey people from Riga Latvian ice hockey goaltenders Dinamo Riga players ASK/Ogre players HK Riga 2000 players HK Zemgale players {{latvia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Lipsbergs
Edgars Lipsbergs (born June 9, 1989 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian ice hockey forward, currently playing for HK Riga of Minor Hockey League. He has played for Latvian national junior team and several Latvian league youth teams before joining HK Riga. His brothers Miks Lipsbergs, Roberts Lipsbergs Roberts Lipsbergs (born July 29, 1994 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career Lipsbergs began his career with SK Riga 18 wher ... and Krišs Lipsbergs also are hockey players. References 1989 births Living people Ice hockey people from Riga Latvian ice hockey forwards HK Riga players Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Krūmiņš
Edgars Roberts Krūmiņš (21 August 1909 – unknown) was a Latvian chess player. Biography In 1926, Edgars Krūmiņš graduated from the Second City Gymnasium in Riga. In 1929, he entered the Faculty of Mathematics in University of Latvia, which he graduated in 1935. In the academic year 1936/37, Edgars Krūmiņš was a mathematics teacher at a secondary school in the Latvian city Cesvaine. In the early 1930s, Edgars Krūmiņš became one of the strongest chess players in Latvia. The his biggest success - 3rd place in Latvian Chess Championship in 1934 (after the winners Fricis Apšenieks and Vladimirs Petrovs). For this success Krumins was awarded the title of Latvian National Chess Master. He was the fifth chess player after Hermanis Matisons, Fricis Apšenieks, Vladimirs Petrovs and Movsas Feigins, who received this honorary title. Edgars Krūmiņš played for Latvia in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1935, at fourth board in the 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+3, =5, -2). Edgar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
