Edgars Eriņš (born 18 June 1986) is a

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and bobsledder. He is the holder of the Latvian record in decathlon, which is 8312 points. Eriņš reached it in the 2011 Latvian Championships, which he won. He was qualified for 2011 World Championships in

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, South Korea and appeared on the entry list, but didn't compete due to injury. He made his bobsleigh Europa Cup debut in November 2013 in a four-man race at Altenberg where his crew finished sixth. He made his first appearance in the

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in the four-man event at

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in January 2014, where his sleigh scored an 18th place.

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* * * * * 1986 births Living people Latvian decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Latvia Latvian male bobsledders 21st-century Latvian people {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub