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Jānis Strenga

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Jānis Strenga

Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Igls Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Winterberg Four-man

Jānis Strenga (born 5 February 1986) is a Latvian bobsledder, brakeman who has competed since 2008.

He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2016 in Igls, Austria (with pilot Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens and Arvis Vilkaste). It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for Latvia.

He also won a bronze medal in the four-man event at FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg, Germany as well as 2012 World Junior Championship title at both two-man and four-man events.

Strenga competed in 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi and won a silver medal in the four-man event.

He became the four-man European Champion in 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 Bobsleigh European Championship.

At the 2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup season Strenga as Oskars Melbārdis brakeman has 8 from 8 podium finishes in four-man events, including five first places.

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