Edgars Piksons (born 17 July 1983) is a former Latvian biathlete.IBU Profile
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at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. At Biathlon World Championships 2011 he got 8th place in the sprint. In November 2014, the news broke that Piksons had tested positive for the banned substance ''19-Norandrosterone'' after a practice competition in Priekuļi on 22 September. He waived the right to have a B-sample tested. Piksons denied having knowingly taken any banned substances, but announced his retirement from professional sports.

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* * * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Cēsis Latvian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Latvia Doping cases in biathlon Latvian sportspeople in doping cases {{Latvia-biathlon-bio-stub