Martins Dukurs
Dukurs in 2013
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31 March 1984 Rīga, Latvia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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 Latvia
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| Sport | Skeleton |
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Medal record
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Martins Dukurs (born 31 March 1984) is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He is the reigning and five-time world champion in men's skeleton and has won Olympic silver medals at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, as well as seven World Cup titles.
Dukurs finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and sixth in the men's skeleton event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2011 FIBT World Championships, 2012 FIBT World Championships, 2015 FIBT World Championships, 2016 FIBT World Championships and 2017 FIBT World Championships.
Martins won the overall World Cup for the 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16 season.
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