Dainis Ozols (born 11 September 1966) is a former professional
cyclist
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from
Latvia
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. In the
1992 Summer Olympics
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he won a
bronze medal
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in the 194 km road race, finishing in 4:32:24, 3 seconds behind
Erik Dekker
Hendrik "Erik" Dekker (born 21 August 1970) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch professional road racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of the Rabobank (cycling), Rabobank cycling team from 1992 till 2006. From 2007 to 2015 he ...
of the Netherlands and 4 seconds behind the winner
Fabio Casartelli of Italy.
He competed in one Grand Tour in his career: the
1995 Vuelta a España
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, where he finished 50th overall.
His surname is often misspelled as Ozolos and he is often incorrectly identified as having Polish or Lithuanian Nationality. Early in his amateur career, he did race as a national of the USSR.
Major results
;1988
: 3rd Overall
Okolo Slovenska
Okolo Slovenska (; ) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages.
History
Okolo Slovenska ...
::1st Stages 5 & 7
;1989
: 1st Overall
Rás Tailteann
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::1st Stages 4 & 9 (
ITT
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)
: 1st Stage 5
Giro delle Regioni
The Giro delle Regioni was a multi-day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.ncup, meaning it was part of the UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup
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: 1st Stages 3 & 4
Girobio
Giro Next Gen, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio, Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970.
The race is considered to be the most important race on Italy's U23 ...
;1992
: 1st Overall
Regio-Tour
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::1st Stage 1
: 3rd
Road race,
Summer Olympics
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;1993
: 3rd Overall
GP Tell
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::1st Stage 2
: 2nd Overall
Circuit Franco-Belge
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::1st Stage 4
;1994
: 1st Overall
Circuit Franco-Belge
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::1st Stages 5 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
*Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional typ ...
) & 7
: 1st Stage 3
Grand Prix François Faber
: 8th Overall
Tour DuPont
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;1995
: 8th
Tour de Berne
Tour de Berne is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held in Bern, Switzerland with races for men and women.
Men's event
The men's event began in 1920 and has previously been a UCI 1.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Con ...
;1996
: 4th Overall
Peace Race
The Peace Race (, , , (), , , , ) is a cycling race that was established as the largest event in Eastern Europe after the Second World War. Since 2013, it has been run as one of the most prestigious stage races for national U23 teams.
Histo ...
::1st Stage 7
;1997
: National Road Championships
::1st
Time trial
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::4th
Road race
: 1st Overall
Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
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::1st Stage 9
: 1st Overall
Tour of Małopolska
Tour of Malopolska ( Polish: ''Małopolski Wyścig Górski'') is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage cycling race in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour.
History
The race was first held in 196 ...
: 6th Overall
Tour de Pologne
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: 8th Overall
Tour du Poitou Charentes
Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a road bicycle race held annually in the former region of Poitou-Charentes (now Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...
: 10th Overall
Tour of Sweden
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;1998
: 1st
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
;1999
: 1st
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall
Saaremaa Velotuur
::1st Stage 6 (
ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
*Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional typ ...
)
;2000
: 1st Stage 9
Peace Race
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Histo ...
: 2nd
National Time Trial Championships
: 6th Overall
Tour of Austria
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References
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1966 births
Living people
Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Latvian male cyclists
Olympic bronze medalists for Latvia
Olympic cyclists for Latvia
Olympic bronze medalists in cycling
People from Smiltene
Sportspeople from Vidzeme
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rás Tailteann winners
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