Mihails Arhipovs (born 10 November 1984 in

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) is a former

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der who has competed since 2003. Competing in two

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, he earned his best finish of tenth in the four-man event at

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. Currently he is a coach of the Latvian

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team. In the 2005–06 season, Arhipovs had a 15th-place from

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, as his best result. He took over from Gatis Gūts as the second Latvian four-man bobsleigh representative in

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World Cup events. He had a fifth and eighth placing from the 2005 Junior World Championships. At the 2007 FIBT World Championships in

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, Arhipovs finished 20th in the two-man event and 18th in the four-man event. He retired early due to an injury.

References

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2005 FIBT World Junior Championships two-man results (January 28, 2005)

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