Gatis Gūts (born 15 April 1976,
Ventspils) is a former
Latvia
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bobsleigh pilot who had competed since 1994. Currently he is one of the coaches of Latvian bobsleigh team. His two last seasons have seen him twice in the top ten in the World Cup, both times with co-pilot
Intars Dīcmanis. He also competed at the 10 World Championships.Best result in World Championships in Lake Placid 2003 where he and Intars Dīcmanis finished 5th in two man sled. Best World Cup in 4man was fourth.
Gūts competed in two
Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 12th in the four-man event at
Salt Lake City in
2002
File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...
. He retired after the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
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References
2002 bobsleigh two-man results
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FIBT profile
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Latvian male bobsledders
People from Ventspils
Olympic bobsledders for Latvia
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