Martins Dukurs

Martins Dukurs
Dukurs in 2020
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 40)
Rīga, Latvian SSR[1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryLatvia
SportSkeleton
Turned pro1998
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Men
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Men
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Königssee Men
Gold medal – first place 2012 Lake Placid Men
Gold medal – first place 2015 Winterberg Men
Gold medal – first place 2016 Igls Men
Gold medal – first place 2017 Königssee Men
Gold medal – first place 2019 Whistler Men
Silver medal – second place 2013 St. Moritz Men
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Igls Men
Gold medal – first place 2011 Winterberg Men
Gold medal – first place 2012 Altenberg Men
Gold medal – first place 2013 Igls Men
Gold medal – first place 2014 Königssee Men
Gold medal – first place 2015 La Plagne Men
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. Moritz Men
Gold medal – first place 2017 Winterberg Men
Gold medal – first place 2018 Igls Men
Gold medal – first place 2019 Igls Men
Gold medal – first place 2020 Sigulda Men
Gold medal – first place 2022 St. Moritz Men
Silver medal – second place 2021 Winterberg Men

Martins Dukurs (born 31 March 1984) is a former Latvian skeleton racer, currently a coach, who has competed since 1998. He is a six-time world champion in men's skeleton,[2] a double Olympic silver winner (at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014), and the athlete with the most World Cup titles with a total of 11, having won eight consecutive titles between 2010 and 2017, plus another three consecutive titles between 2020 and 2022.

  1. ^ "Martins Dukurs". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Martins Dukurs becomes skeleton world champion for 6th time". eng.lsm.lv. Latvian Public Broadcasting. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.