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Guntis Sīpoliņš
Guntis is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Guntis Belēvičs (born 1958), Latvian politician * Guntis Džeriņš (born 1985), Latvian ice-hockey player * Guntis Endzels (born 1967), Latvian basketball coach * Guntis Galviņš (born 1986) Latvian ice-hockey player *Guntis Osis (born 1962), Latvian bobsledder and Olympic medalist * Guntis Peders (born 1973), Latvian track and field athlete, hurdler and Olympic competitor * Guntis Rēķis (born 1974), Latvian luger and Olympic competitor * Guntis Sics (born ????), Australian sound engineer *Guntis Ulmanis Guntis Ulmanis (born September 13, 1939), also known as Guntis Rumpītis from 1949 to 1989, is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999. Biography Early life Guntis Ulmanis was born in Riga on September 13, 1939. ... (born 1939), Latvian politician, fifth President of Latvia * Guntis Valneris (born 1967), Latvian draughts player {{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] |
Guntis Endzels
Guntis Endzels (born 5 December 1967) is a Latvian professional basketball coach, who is currently a head coach for Latvijas Universitāte. Endzels has been head coach for Latvian youth national teams in FIBA continental championships. From 2006 to 2007 he was also an assistant for Latvia men's national basketball team head coach Kārlis Muižnieks. In 2018 he was an assistant for Latvia women's national basketball team head coach Mārtiņš Zībarts at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to u .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Endzels, Guntis Living people 1967 births Latvian basketball coaches People from Preiļi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Ulmanis
Guntis Ulmanis (born September 13, 1939), also known as Guntis Rumpītis from 1949 to 1989, is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999. Biography Early life Guntis Ulmanis was born in Riga on September 13, 1939. His great uncle Kārlis Ulmanis was Latvian Prime Minister. In 1941 following the Soviet occupation, Guntis Ulmanis and his family were deported to Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russian SFSR. In 1946, they returned to Latvia, but were not allowed to settle in Riga, so they stayed at Ēdole in the Kuldīga area of the Latvian SSR. In 1949, the remainder of the Ulmanis family was supposed to be deported in the upcoming March deportation, but Guntis Ulmanis was able to avoid that fate, as his mother remarried and his surname was changed to Rumpītis. They then moved to Jūrmala, where he attended school. After graduating, he entered the economic faculty of the Latvian State University. Career in Latvia After completing his studies in the un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Sics
Guntis Sics is an Australian sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film ''Moulin Rouge!'' He has worked on more than 25 films since 1992, including the 2013 adaptation of ''The Great Gatsby'', starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Selected filmography * ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001) * ''Australia'' (2008) * ''The Great Gatsby ''The Great Gatsby'' is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts First-person narrative, first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious mil ...'' (2013) References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian audio engineers Best Sound BAFTA Award winners {{Australia-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Rēķis
Guntis Rēķis (born 3 November 1974) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1997. He won two bronze medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning them in 2008 and 2009. Competing in three Winter Olympics, Rēķis earned his best finish of 21st in the men's singles event at Turin in 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare .... References 2002 luge men's singles results at ''todor66.com''* * * External links * * * * 1974 births Living people Latvian male lugers Olympic lugers for Latvia Lugers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Riga {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Peders
Guntis Peders (born 15 August 1973 in Valmiera) is a retired Latvian athlete who specialised in the high hurdles. His biggest success is the silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm, where his country, thanks to him and Igors Kazanovs, for the first time won two medals in one event. In addition, he represented Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as 1995 and 1997 World Championships. He retired from professional athletics after the 1999 season. His personal bests are 13.47 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (Tallinn 1996) and 7.65 seconds in the indoor 60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ... (Stockholm 1996). Competition record References External links * * * 1973 births Living people Latvian male hurdler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Osis
Guntis Osis (born 30 October 1962 in Talsi) is a Latvian Soviet bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin .... References External links * * 1962 births Living people People from Talsi Latvian male bobsledders Soviet male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of the Soviet Union Olympic bobsledders of Latvia Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics {{USSR-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Galviņš
Guntis Galviņš (born January 25, 1986) is a Latvian former professional ice-hockey defenceman, who played in the European leagues. Galviņš made a return to Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on July 8, 2015, signing a one-year contract as a free agent after a stint with Italian club, HCB South Tyrol in the then EBEL, the top tier league in Austria. Galviņš has played for the Latvian national team. Galviņš retired from professional hockey after 20 seasons, ending his career with HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created by the 1993 split of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League following the breakup of Czechoslovakia. The le ... on completion of the 2021–22 season. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links * * * * 1986 births Living people AIK IF players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Džeriņš
Guntis Džeriņš (born February 17, 1985) is professional Latvian ice-hockey player, who used to play for MHC Martin of Slovak Extraliga The Tipos Extraliga (Slovak Extraliga) is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From the 2018–19 season to the 2020–21 season, the league included one or two teams from Hungary. In 2009, it was ranked by the IIHF as the fifth stro .... He made his first World championships with team Latvia in 2009. He has younger brother Andris Džeriņš who plays hockey as well. References 1985 births Living people People from Madona Municipality MHC Martin players Latvian ice hockey forwards Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Latvian expatriate ice hockey people Expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia {{latvia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunta (given Name)
Gunta is a Latvian feminine given name. The associated name day is March 28. Notable people named Gunta *Gunta Baško (born 1980), Latvian basketball player * Gunta Latiševa-Čudare (born 1995), Latvian sprinter *Gunta Stölzl Gunta Stölzl (5 March 1897 – 22 April 1983) was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school's weaving workshop, where she created enormous change as it transitioned from individual pictorial ... (1897–1983), German textile artist References {{given name Feminine given names Latvian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Belēvičs
Guntis Belēvičs (born September 2, 1958) is a 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 ...n politician, who was Minister of Health in the second Straujuma and Kučinskis cabinets from 2014 to 2016. References 1958 births Living people People from Ape Municipality Riga State Gymnasium No.1 alumni Latvian Green Party politicians Ministers of Health of Latvia Deputies of the 12th Saeima Latvian physicians {{Latvia-politician-stub ... [...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] |
