Krists Straume (born 13 May 1986) is a
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 ...
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sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who has competed since the late 2000s. At the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing
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, he competed with
Kristaps Zaļupe
Kristaps Zaļupe (born 12 July 1976) is a Latvian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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and finished seventh in the
K-2 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the
K-2 500 m event. He qualified for
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
along with countryman
Aleksejs Rumjancevs,
where they finished 11th in the
K-2 200 m event.
References
External links
LOK profile*
1986 births
Sportspeople from Riga
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Latvian male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Latvia
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