Edgars Eriņš

Edgars Eriņš
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	18 June 1986 (age 38); Varakļāni, Soviet Union; (now Latvia)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Track and field
Event	Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Decathlon: 8312 points

Edgars Eriņš (born 18 June 1986) is a Latvian decathlete and bobsledder.

He is the holder of the Latvian record in decathlon, which is 8312 points. Eriņš reached it in the 2011 Latvian Championships, which he won.^[1] He was qualified for 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea and appeared on the entry list,^[2] but didn't compete due to injury.^[3]

He made his bobsleigh Europa Cup debut in November 2013 in a four-man race at Altenberg where his crew finished sixth.^[4] He made his first appearance in the Bobsleigh World Cup in the four-man event at St. Moritz in January 2014, where his sleigh scored an 18th place.^[4]

References

^ LETA (4 June 2011). "Eriņam jauns Latvijas rekords desmitcīņā" (in Latvian). Delfi.lv. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ IAAF (21 August 2011). "Entry Lists by Country" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ Pārums, Jānis (24 August 2011). "Pasaules čempionātā bez Urtāna un Eriņa" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Athletes: Profile – Edgars Erins". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

External links

Edgars Erins at World Athletics
Edgars Erins at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
Edgars Erins at Olympics.com
Edgars Erins at Olympic.org (archived)
Edgars Eriņš at Olympedia (archive)
Edgars Eriņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)

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[1] LETA (4 June 2011). "Eriņam jauns Latvijas rekords desmitcīņā" (in Latvian). Delfi.lv. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[2] IAAF (21 August 2011). "Entry Lists by Country" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[3] Pārums, Jānis (24 August 2011). "Pasaules čempionātā bez Urtāna un Eriņa" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.

[FIBT-4] "Athletes: Profile – Edgars Erins". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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