Aigars Kriķis (August 28, 1954 in Riga – April 15, 1999). was a Latvian

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luger who competed during the late 1970s. He won the gold medal at the men's doubles (together with

Dainis Bremze Dainis Bremze or Dainis Bremse (born 22 July 1954 in Riga) was a Latvian Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s. He won the gold medal at the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria. Bremze ...

) event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in

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. Kriķis also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in

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, Sweden. Kriķis also finished eighth in the men's doubles event at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

in Innsbruck. Born in Riga, Latvia. He started his career at the age of 14. Kriķis was a triple USSR Champion in Men's Doubles from 1973 to 1975. With writing at the time (usage of typewriters) his name Aigars was sometimes misspelled as Algars.

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Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
*Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Men's Two-seater". In ''The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 576. * 1954 births 1999 deaths Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Latvian male lugers Soviet male lugers Olympic lugers of the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Riga {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub