Haralds Silovs

Haralds Silovs
Haralds Silovs at the World Allround Championships 2013 in Hamar
Personal information
Born (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 38)
Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
WebsiteHaraldsSilovs.com
Sport
Country Latvia
SportSpeed skating
Short track speed skating
World championship wins2008 Overall (European Short Track Speed Skating Championships)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 0:36.323 (2013)
1000 m: 1:07.472 (2013)
1500 m: 2:11.345 (2008)
3000 m: 4:42.344 :[1]
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ventspil Overall
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ventspils 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Torino 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerenveen Overall
Silver medal – second place 2008 Ventspils 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Torino Overall
Silver medal – second place 2011 Heerenveen 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Heerenveen 1500 m

Haralds Silovs (born 7 April 1986) is a Latvian long track and former short track speed skater, who became the 2008 and 2011 European champion in short track. He has participated in three Winter Olympics. In 2018, he finished fourth at speed skating 1500 metres event.

During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he gained worldwide media attention after competing in the 1500 m short track, and 5000 m long track speed skating events in the same day, 13 February. He is the first athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics to compete in both short track and long track events at the same Games and the only athlete to compete in two different disciplines on the same day.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating – Biography of SILOVS Haralds". Sportresult.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.