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Revision as of 06:06, 9 May 2018
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Latvian |
Born | Valmiera, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Valmiera, Latvia) | 16 February 1988
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Sport | |
Country | Latvia |
Sport | Bobsleigh |
Team | Latvian National Team |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Coached by | Sandis Prūsis |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | (2014) |
World finals | (2016) |
Highest world ranking | 1st (2015) |
Medal record |
Oskars Melbārdis (born 16 February 1988) is Latvian triple Olympic medalist (including one gold) in Bobsleigh who has competed since 2006. He's the best bobsledder in the history of his country, by winning first ever gold medal for Latvia at World Championships in Igls, Combined in Bobsleigh World Cup twice, in 2013 and 2015, Two-man and Four-man class once, in 2015. He also won two gold medals at European Championships. After Zubkov's scandalous doping news in November 2017, who took the double crown at Olympics in Sochi, Melbārdis should take the most prestigious price for a sportsperson, in Four-man Bobsleigh competition. His last medal is bronze at 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. He was ranked on the top, as world number one, three years ago.
Career review
He started his career as a brakeman, most notably competing along Jānis Miņins, however starting from 2010–11 season Melbārdis has been competing as a pilot.
He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2016 in Igls, Austria with teammates Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste and Jānis Strenga. It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for Latvia.
He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg and two bronze medals in the four-man events at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York and at the FIBT World Championships 2015.
He won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man event in Sochi and finished 5th in the two-man event.
He won Bobsleigh European Championship four-man events in 2008 and 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 and 2018. Melbārdis also finished 2nd in the two-man event in 2015 Bobsleigh European Championship.
Melbārdis won a combined Bobsleigh World Cup title in 2012–13 and 2014–15. He won two-man and four-man World Cup titles in 2014-15 when he had 15 (from 16) podium finishes in two-man and four-man events, including seven first places.
Highlights
Bob-Pilot
- (Not complete list of results)
World Championships
- 2016 - Igls, 1st at 4-bob
- 2015 - Winterberg, 2nd at 2-bob
- 2015 - Winterberg, 3rd at 4-bob
- 2013 - St. Moritz, 5th at 2-bob with Dreiškens
- 2013 - St. Moritz, 9th at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2012 – Lake Placid, 8th at 2-bob with Dreiškens
World Cup
- 2013/14 – Igls, 1st at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2013/14 – St. Moritz, 1st at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2012/13 – Sochi, 1st at 4-bob with Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2012/13 - Sochi, 3rd at 2-bob with Dreiškens
- 2012/13 – Königssee, 2nd at 2-bob with Dreiškens
- 2012/13 – Winterberg, 3rd at 4-bob Dreiškens / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2012/13 – Park City, 4th at 2-bob with Dreiškens
- 2011/12 – Calgary, 4th at 4-bob with Lūsis / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2011-12 – Königssee, 4th at 4-bob with Lūsis / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2011/12 – Winterberg, 3rd at 4-bob with Lūsis / Vilkaste / Strenga
- 2011/12 – Winterberg, 3rd at 2-bob with Dreiškens
- 2011/12 – Igls, 4th at 2-bob with Dreiškens
European Championships
Junior World Championships
Brakeman
World Championships
- 2009 – Lake Placid, 3rd at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
World Cup
- 2009/10 – Park City, 2nd at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
- 2008/09 – Park City, 2nd at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
- 2008-09 – Park City, 2nd at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
- 2008/09 – Whistler, 1st at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
- 2008/09 – Königssee, 3rd at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
- 2007/08 – Winterberg, 3rd at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
- 2007/08 – St. Moritz, 1st at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
- 2007/08 – Cesana, 1st at 4-bob with Miņins / Dreiškens / Dambis
European Championships
Career results
- 3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)
Event | Two-man | Four-man |
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Representing Latvia | ||
2014 Sochi | 3 | 1 |
2018 Pyeongchang | 3 | 5 |
Bobsleigh World Cup
Season titles
- 4 globes (2 overall, 1 two-man, 1 four-man)
Season | |
Discipline | |
2013 | Combined |
2015 | Combined |
Two-man | |
Four-man |
Two-man
Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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2010–11 | 21st | 780 | WHI — |
CAL — |
PKC — |
LKP — |
IGL — |
WIN — |
STM 9 |
CES 14 | |
2011–12 | 7th | 1360 | IGL 4 |
LPL 9 |
WIN 3 |
ALT 6 |
KON 9 |
STM 9 |
WHI — |
CAL 6 | |
2012–13 | 2nd | 1674 | LKP 8 |
PKC 4 |
WHI 14 |
WIN 7 |
LPL 5 |
ALT 5 |
KON 2 |
IGL 4 |
SOC 3 |
2013–14 | 12th | 1080 | CAL 5 |
PKC 6 |
LKP1 10 |
LKP2 10 |
WIN 10 |
STM 13 |
IGL 7 |
KON DSQ | |
2014–15 | 1st | 1684 | LKP 2 |
CAL 1 |
ALT 2 |
KON 5 |
STM 1 |
LPL 2 |
IGL 2 |
SOC 2 | |
2015–16 | 5th | 1334 | ALT 2 |
WIN 2 |
KON1 2 |
LPL — |
WHI1 5 |
WHI2 4 |
STM 10 |
KON2 5 | |
2016–17 | 16th | 810 | WHI — |
LPL — |
ALT 13 |
WIN — |
STM 6 |
KON 6 |
IGL 2 |
PYE 12 | |
2017–18 | 8th | 1130 | LPL1 14 |
LPL2 11 |
WHI 3 |
WIN 10 |
IGL 9 |
ALT 21 |
STM 13 |
KON 5 |
Four-man
Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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2010–11 | 25th | 88 | WHI — |
CAL — |
PKC — |
LKP — |
IGL — |
WIN — |
STM DSQ |
CES 17 | |
2011–12 | 5th | 1216 | IGL 8 |
LPL 10 |
WIN 3 |
ALT 7 |
KON 4 |
STM 8 |
WHI — |
CAL 4 | |
2012–13 | 2nd | 1625 | LKP 8 |
PKC 10 |
WHI 9 |
WIN 3 |
LPL 5 |
ALT 4 |
KON 5 |
IGL 5 |
SOC 1 |
2013–14 | 6th | 1228 | CAL DSQ |
PKC 4 |
LKP1 5 |
LKP2 6 |
WIN 23 |
STM 1 |
IGL 1 |
KON 6 | |
2014–15 | 1st | 1735 | LKP 3 |
CAL 1 |
ALT 2 |
KON 3 |
STM 1 |
LPL 1 |
IGL 1 |
SOC 1 | |
2015–16 | 12th | 904 | ALT 8 |
WIN 5 |
KON1 6 |
LPL — |
WHI1 — |
WHI2 — |
STM 3 |
KON2 5 | |
2016–17 | 13th | 931 | WHI — |
LPL — |
ALT 11 |
WIN — |
STM 2 |
KON 7 |
IGL 1 |
PYE 4 | |
2017–18 | 5th | 1322 | PAC1 4 |
PAC2 7 |
WHI 14 |
WIN 12 |
IGL 4 |
ALT 7 |
STM 9 |
KON 2 |
References
- Media related to Bobsleigh at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Unreferenced BLPs from March 2018
- Living people
- 1988 births
- People from Valmiera
- Latvian male bobsledders
- Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bobsledders of Latvia
- Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
- Olympic silver medalists for Latvia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Latvia
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics