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Ilmārs
Ilmārs is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Ilmārs Bricis (born 1970), Latvian biathlete * Ilmārs Liepiņš (1947–2007), Latvian footballer * Ilmārs Rimšēvičs (born 1965), Latvian economist * Ilmārs Poikāns (born 1978), Latvian artificial intelligence researcher * Ilmārs Starostīts (born 1978), Latvian chess Grandmaster *Ilmārs Verpakovskis (born 1958), Latvian footballer Cognates *Ilmar, a similar, Estonian masculine given name *Ilmari, a similar, Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ... masculine given name {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilmars Latvian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmārs Starostīts
Ilmārs Starostīts (born May 30, 1979, in Rēzekne) is a Latvian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (2010). Career Ilmārs Starostīts participated in various Junior World Championships from 1993 to 1999. In 2001 he achieved the International Master title. Ilmārs Starostīts twice won the Latvian Chess Championship: 2002 and 2022. He has played in more than 80 important tournaments and won the Stockholm Elo Challenge in 2010, and was second in Rodrigo Memorial ( Ferrol, Spain) in 2010. During the 2007 Vandœuvre Open in late December, Starostīts, falsely accused Anna Rudolf of cheating by hiding a computer in her lip balm. Starostīts in particular asked the arbiter to confiscate her belongings and refused to shake her hand before their game, the latter of which could have been penalized. Marie Boyarchenko, another player at the event, believed these actions were key factors in Rudolf losing that last-round game and cost her the championship. Starostīts ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmārs Bricis
Ilmārs Bricis (born 9 July 1970) is a former Latvian biathlete, who has participated in six Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2010. He is now a biathlon coach. Bricis currently coaches Baiba Bendika and Tomas Kaukenas. Personal life He was married to three-time Olympian Anžela Brice (cross-country skiing 1998, biathlon 2002 and 2006). Their eighteen-year-old daughter Anete Brice, coached by Anžela, competed in cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His hobbies are music and driving. Career Bricis has won bronze medals in 20 km race at the 2001 World Championship in Pokljuka and in 10 km sprint at the 2005 World Championship in Hochfilzen. He came 5th in the 20km and sixth in the 4 x 7.5 km Relay at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. His best performance was fourth at the 12.5km Pursuit at the 2006 Olympics in Torino. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he and luger Anna Orlova both competed in their sixth Olympic Games. They are the first Latv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmārs Poikāns
Ilmārs Poikāns (born November 4, 1978) is a Latvian AI researcher at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Latvia. He has used the pseudonym Neo (of The Matrix), and is also known in the press as Latvia's "Robin Hood". Poikans alleged that both Valdis Dombrovskis, who is a European Commission Vice President responsible for the integrity of the euro, and the Bank of Latvia Governor Ilmars Rimsevics, who is a member of the council of European Central Bank, supported the fraud conducted at Parex Bank and that Rimsevics received a very large sum for his efforts. Allegations of illegal access to tax records Ilmārs Poikāns was arrested and later released; prosecutors released a statement saying "Taking into consideration his attitude, his confession of the crime, and his cooperation in the investigation, we did not seek his pre-trial detention." Some allege that the arrest came as a result of a search of TV journalist Ilze Nagla's house on Tuesd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmārs Liepiņš
Ilmārs Liepiņš (1947–2007) was a Latvian football midfielder who played for 10 years for FK Daugava Rīga. Ilmārs Liepiņš came from a football family – his father Ēvalds Liepiņš was a striker for "Daugava" back in 1946-1948 and his brother Juris played for ESR-Enerģija – one of the strongest times in the Soviet Latvian league. After completion of Riga football school Ilmārs played for Elektrons Rīga Elektrons Rīga (also known as FK Alfa) was a Latvian football club from Riga that was one of the leading clubs in the Latvian league in the 1970s and 1980s. History Elektrons was founded somewhere in the 1960s (exact year has to be determin ... and soon was invited to join FK Daugava. In his first season Liepiņš played in 17 matches but already in 1970 he had become a crucial part of the team and was elected team captain. He played for Daugava until 1979 and was one of the most popular players on the team. In his 10 years for Daugava Liepiņš made 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmārs Rimšēvičs
Ilmārs Rimšēvičs (born 30 April 1965) is a Latvian economist who served as the governor of the central Bank of Latvia from 2001 to 2019. In that position, he was also a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. Education He studied engineering economics at the Riga University of Technology, graduating in 1990. He was a member of the student corporation Lettonia. His studies continued at Clarkson University in New York, completing a master's degree in business administration and management in 1992, whereafter he was appointed deputy governor and chairman of the board of the Bank of Latvia the same year. Controversies Rimšēvičs was detained by the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB; lv, Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs) is a specialised anti-corruption authority of Latvia. Its aim is to fight corruption in Latvia in a coordinated and comprehensive way throu ... on February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmārs Verpakovskis
Ilmārs Verpakovskis (15 October 1958 – 6 February 2022) was a Latvian footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the bulk of his career with the Latvian club FK Liepājas Metalurgs, and was the father of the Latvia national team's all-time top scorer, Māris Verpakovskis. International career Verpakovskis made three appearances for the Latvia national team from 1991–1992. His first two appearances were in the unofficial 1991 Baltic Cup. His final appearance was in Latvia's first ever FIFA recognized match, a 2–0 friendly loss to Romania on 8 April 1992. Personal life and death Verpakovskis was the father of Māris Verpakovskis, who became a renowned Latvian footballer. Verpakovskis managed his son in his brief stint as player-manager for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1994. The Verpakovskis were the only father-son pair to both play for the Latvia national football team The Latvia national football team ( lv, Latvijas futbola izlase) represents Latvia in internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmar
Ilmar is an Estonian masculine given name and may refer to: *Ilmar Aluvee (1969–2013), Estonian skier *Ilmar Kullam (1922–2011), Estonian basketball player and Olympic athlete *Ilmar Laaban (1921–2000), Estonian poet and publicist *Ilmar Ojase (born 1973), Estonian swimmer *Ilmar Öpik (1917–2001), Estonian energetics scientist and academician *Ilmar Raag (born 1968), Estonian media executive, screenwriter and film director *Ilmar Raud (1913–1941), Estonian chess master *Ilmar Reepalu (born 1943), Estonian-born Swedish politician * Ilmar Sikemäe (born 1914–1998), Estonian writer *Ilmar Tamm (born 1972), Estonian Brigadier General *Ilmar Taska (born 1953), Estonian filmmaker and writer Cognates *Ilmari, a similar, Finnish masculine given name *Ilmārs Ilmārs is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Ilmārs Bricis (born 1970), Latvian biathlete * Ilmārs Liepiņš (1947–2007), Latvian footballer * Ilmārs Rimšēvičs (born 1965), Latvian economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmari
Ilmari is a Finnish male given name. It is a short form of Ilmarinen, a mythological smith in the Kalevala. Notable people with the name include: * Ilmari Aalto (1891–1934), Finnish painter * Ilmari Auer (1879–1965), Finnish politician *Ilmari Juutilainen (1914–1999), Finnish fighter pilot * Ilmari Hannikainen (1892–1955), Finnish composer *Ilmari Kianto (1874–1970), Finnish poet * Ilmari Keinänen (1887–1934), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist * Ilmari Niemeläinen (1910–1951), Finnish diver, architect and Olympic competitor *Ilmari (Keisuke Ogihara, born 1976), member of the Japanese hip hop group Rip Slyme * Ilmari Oksanen (1906–1977), Finnish footballer * Ilmari Pakarinen (1910–1987), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist * Ilmari Pernaja (1892–1963), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist * Ilmari Pitkänen (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player * Ilmari Rahm (1888–1939), Finnish chess player *Ilmari Saarelainen (born 1944) Finnish actor *Ilmari Salm ... [...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] |