Igors Vihrovs (born 6 June 1978) is a Latvian

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

, who won the gold medal in floor exercise at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, and bronze in floor exercise in 2000 European Championships and 2001 World Championships. He was the first Olympic gold medalist for independent Latvia.

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* * * * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Riga Latvian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Latvia Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Latvia Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in gymnastics Universiade silver medalists for Latvia Latvian people of Russian descent {{Latvia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub