Raivis Zīmelis (born 18 August 1976) is a Latvian biathlete. He competed in the men's

sprint event Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

. He ended his professional career in 2006. Later he turned to Mountain bike racing and became a Latvian champion in 2015.

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1976 births Living people Latvian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Latvia Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics People from Madona {{Latvia-biathlon-bio-stub