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Sandis Ozolinsh
Sandis is a Latvian masculine given name which may refer to: *Sandis Buškevics (born 1977), Latvian basketball player *Sandis Ģirģens (born 1980), Latvian politician *Sandis Ozoliņš (born 1972), Latvian hockey player, formerly in the National Hockey League *Sandis Prūsis (born 1965), Latvian bobsledder *Sandis Smons (born 1999), Latvian ice hockey player *Sandis Valters (born 1978), Latvian basketball player See also *Sandys (surname) *Sandi (other) Sandi may refer to: People *Sandi (given name), a list of people and a fictional character *Sandi, better known as Szandi, Hungarian singer Alexandra Pintácsi (born 1976) *Sandi (surname), a list of people Places *Sandi, Uttar Pradesh, town in Ha ... References {{given name Latvian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandrs
Aleksandrs is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Alexander and may refer to: *Aleksandrs Ābrams (1904-????), Latvian football forward *Aleksandrs Beļavskis (born 1964) Latvian ice hockey player and team captain *Aleksandrs Čaks (1901–1950), Latvian poet and writer *Aleksandrs Cauņa (born 1988), Latvian football player *Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (born 1985), Latvian footballer *Aleksandrs Dibrivnijs (born 1969), Latvian footballer *Aleksandrs Fertovs (born 1987), Latvian footballer *Aleksandrs Glazovs (born 1970), Latvian football midfielder *Aleksandrs Golubovs (1959–2010), Latvian politician *Aleksandrs Isakovs (born 1973), Latvian football defender *Aleksandrs Jackēvičs (born 1958), Latvian judoka and Olympic medalist *Aleksandrs Jakushin (born 1991), Latvian ice dancer *Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs (born 1971), Latvian football striker *Aleksandrs Jerofejevs (born 1984), Latvian ice hockey defenceman *Aleksandrs Kerčs (born 1967), Latvian ice hockey l ... [...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] |
Sandis Buškevics
Sandis Buškevics (born 28 January 1977 in Ventspils, Latvia) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently an interim head coach for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Buškevics was also a member of the Latvia national basketball team. Coaching career In January 2018, Buškevics became the head coach of BK Jēkabpils BK Jēkabpils is a professional basketball club based in Jēkabpils, Latvia, playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. It was founded in 2012 and since then the club is playing in LBL higher division. The club's hom .... December 11, 2021 became interihead coachof Neptūnas Klaipėda after Tomas Gaidamavicius stepped out the post due to bad results in 2021–2022 season. References 1977 births Living people ASK Riga players BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Lietkabelis coaches BC Rytas players BK Liepājas Lauvas players BK Ventspils players Latvian expatriate b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandis Ģirģens
Sandis Ģirģens (born 11 May 1980) is a Latvian politician. From 23 January 2019 to 3 June 2021, he served as Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ... in the Kariņš cabinet. References 1980 births Living people People from Varakļāni Municipality Who Owns the State? politicians Republic (Latvia) politicians Ministers of the Interior of Latvia 21st-century Latvian politicians {{Latvia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandis Ozoliņš
Sandis Ozoliņš (born August 3, 1972), commonly spelled Sandis Ozolinsh in North America, is a Latvian former professional ice hockey player and coach. During his career in North America, Ozoliņš was a seven-time NHL All-Star, Stanley Cup champion (as a member of the 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche), and Norris Trophy finalist. He is also the all-time leader for goals, assists, points and games played by a Latvian in the NHL and holds several Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks franchise records. Ozoliņš also was the highest paid sportsman in Latvian history, before NBA basketball player Andris Biedriņš succeeded him in 2008. He became the head coach of Dinamo in 2017. Ozoliņš was drafted in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks as the 8th pick of the 2nd round, 30th overall. He played for the Sharks, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Rangers. He is often considered a prototype "offensive defensem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandis Prūsis
Sandis Prūsis (born 24 October 1965, in Ventspils) is a Latvian bobsleigh coach and former bobsledder. Starting his career in the 1980s, he competed professionally from 1990 to 2003. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish in the two-man event at Nagano in 1998, he got fifth place. Prūsis's best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second two times, all in the four-man event (2000-1, 2002-3). Professional career Sandis Prūsis started to compete in the 1980s. In his first Winter Olympic Games in 1992 he was a originally a reservist, but took part in the games due to Jānis Ķipurs' injury, delivering a surprise by managing to overtake the team of his compatriot Zintis Ekmanis. In 1998 he was 5th in two-man competition and 6th in four-man competition in the Winter Olympic Games at Nagano. In 1998 he came 3rd in the World Cup in two-man competition and combined competition. In the World Cups of 2000 and in 2003 Sandis Prūsis won the silver medal in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandis Smons
Sandis Smons (born 19 May 1999) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL) as a prospect to Genève-Servette HC of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). He plays in Switzerland with a Swiss player-license. Playing career Smons made his professional debut with the HCB Ticino Rockets, Ticino Rockets of the Swiss League (SL) during the 2018–19 season, appearing in 2 games this season. On 18 August 2019, Smons signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC for the 2019/20 season. He was immediately loaned to HC Sierre of the SL to begin the 2019–20 season and was called up on September 23, 2019 by Genève-Servette to replace injured Henrik Tömmernes. International play Smons made his debut with Latvia men's national ice hockey team, Latvia men's national team in 2020. Personal life Smons moved to Geneva, Switzerland at age 15 to play his junior hockey with Genèv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
