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Žaklīna Litauniece
Žaklina Litauniece (born 20 November 1968 in Rēzekne) is a Latvian female curler and yachtswoman. As a curler, at the national level, she is a two-time Latvian women's champion (2013, 2014). As a sailor, she competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the "Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ..." class (women's one person dinghy) races, finished in 27th place. Teams Women's Mixed References ...
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Rēzekne
Rēzekne (, ''Rēzne'' or ''Rēzekne'' , ) is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called ''The Heart of Latgale'' (Latvian ''Latgales sirds'', Latgalian ''Latgolys sirds''). Built on seven hills, Rēzekne is situated east of Riga, and west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It is the 7th largest city in Latvia. Other names The Latgalian name of the city is ''Rēzne'' ( ) or ''Rēzekne'' (). Historically, in German sources, the location has been known as ''Rositten''. It is called ''Rzeżyca'' in Polish. Under the Russian Empire the city was named ''Rezhitsa'' (; ), but since Soviet period known as ''Резекне'' (). History A Latgalian hill fort''Rēzekne.com''.History." Retrieved on 4 October 2006 is known to have existed at Rēzekne from the 9th to the 13th centuries, until its destruction at the hands of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Ģērmane
Una Ģērmane (born 2 September 1971) is a Latvian curler. She was third for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada. She also represented Latvia at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship at home in Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ..., Latvia, finishing in last place with a 1-10 record. References External links * * Latvian female curlers Living people 1971 births 21st-century Latvian women {{Latvia-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Curling Champions
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People From Rēzekne
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1968 Births
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Ivars Černajs
Ivars is a Latvian masculine given name, derived from Scandinavian ''Ivar''. It also occurs as a surname in some cases. Given name *Ivars Godmanis (born 1951), Latvian politician * Ivars Hiršs (1931–1989), Latvian-born American painter *Ivars Kalniņš (born 1948), Latvian actor *Ivars Knēts (1938–2019), Latvian materials scientist *Ivars Peterson (born 1948), Canadian mathematics writer *Ivars Timermanis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player *Ivars Kalviņš (born 1947), Latvian chemist and inventor *Ivars Ijabs (born 1982), Latvian political scientist and Member of the European Parliament *Ivars Punnenovs (born 1994), Latvian professional ice hockey player Surname *Ann-Marie Ivars, Swedish Finnish linguist *Peter Ivars, Finnish orienteer See also *Aivars Aivars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is borne by over 13,000 men in LatviaPMLP database and in 2006 was the sixth most popular man's name in the country. Its nameday is celebrated on 29 January. Its rise t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pēteris Šveisbergs
Pēteris is a Latvian language masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Peter and may refer to: *Pēteris Dzelzītis (1921–1948), Latvian soldier and partisan *Pēteris Juraševskis (1872–1945), Latvian politician and former Prime Minister of Latvia *Pēteris Kalniņš (born 1988), Latvian luger and Olympic competitor *Pēteris Lauks (1902–1984), Latvian football defender *Pēteris Pētersons (1923–1998), Latvian playwright, theatre director and drama critic, theorist, translator, journalist and social activist *Pēteris Plakidis (1947–2017), Latvian composer and pianist *Pēteris Skudra (born 1973), Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender *Pēteris Stučka (1865–1932), Latvian politician, writer, translator, editor, jurist and president of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union *Pēteris Vasks (born 1946), Latvian composer *Pēteris Zeltiņš Pēteris Zeltiņš (14 July 1914 – 9 November 1994) was a Latvian racewalker who competed for the Soviet Union in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Mixed Curling Championship
The Latvian Mixed Curling Championship () is the national championship of mixed curling in Latvia. It has been held annually since 2004. It is organized by the Latvian Curling Association (). List of champions References See also * Latvian Men's Curling Championship * Latvian Women's Curling Championship * Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship * Latvian Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Curling competitions in Latvia National curling championships Recurring sporting events established in 2004 2004 establishments in Latvia Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take t ... Mixed curling {{Latvia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dace Munča
Dace Munča is a Latvian curler. She was alternate for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current Swift Current is the sixth-largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. As of 2024, Swift Current has an estimated population of ..., Canada. She also represented Latvia at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship at home in Riga, Latvia, finishing in last place with a 1–10 record. References External links * Latvian female curlers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Latvian women {{Latvia-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainārs Gulbis
Ainārs is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Ainārs Bagatskis (born 1967), Latvian basketball player and coach. *Ainars Baštiks (born 1958), Latvian politician. *Ainārs Juškēvičs (born 1981), Latvian floorball player. *Ainārs Ķiksis (born 1972), Latvian cyclist. *Ainārs Kovals (born 1981), Latvian javelin thrower and Olympic medalist. *Ainārs Podnieks (born 1980), Latvian bobsledder. *Ainārs Podziņš (born 1992), Latvian ice hockey player. *Ainārs Šlesers Ainārs Šlesers (born 22 January 1970) is a Latvian business Business oligarch, oligarch and politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia, as well as Deputy Mayor of Riga. Currently he is a member of the Saeima, Latvian Parliament and head ... (born 1970), Latvian businessman and politician. * Ainars Zvirgzdiņš (born 1959), Latvian basketball coach. {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
