Kaspars Dumpis (born December 23, 1982 in Ogre) is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

n former

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

r who has competed since 2002. He finished 17th in the men's singles event at 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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. Dumpis also finished 22nd in the men's singles event at the 2005 FIL World Luge Championships in

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. In 2014 Dumpis was appointed as coach of the Latvian luge team. As of 2019 Dumpis is assistant coach for the United States Junior luge team.

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2006 luge men's singles results

Delfi.lv profile

FIL-Luge profile
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* * * * 1982 births Living people Latvian male lugers Olympic lugers of Latvia Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics People from Ogre, Latvia Latvian sports coaches {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub