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Arvis Vilkaste

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Latvian bobsledder
Arvis Vilkaste
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (age 35)
Balvi,Latvia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryLatvia
SportBobsleigh
EventFour-man
Turned pro2010

Arvis Vilkaste (born 8 April 1989) is a Latvianbobsledder, brakeman who has competed since 2010.[1]

He won a gold medal in the four-man event at theFIBT World Championships 2016 inIgls,Austria (with pilotOskars Melbārdis,Daumants Dreiškens andJānis Strenga). It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled forLatvia.

He also won a bronze medal in the four-man event atFIBT World Championships 2015 inWinterberg, Germany as well as 2012 World Junior Championship title in the four-man event.

Vilkaste competed in2014Winter Olympics atSochi and won a silver medal in the four-man event.[2]

He became the four-man European Champion in 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016Bobsleigh European Championship.

At the2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup season Vilkaste as Oskars Melbārdis brakeman has 8 from 8 podium finishes in four-man events, including five first places.

Before becoming a bobsledder, Vilkaste was a sprinter, winning a gold medal at the 4x100 relay at the2008 Latvian Athletics Championships.

References

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  1. ^"Arvis Vilkaste".FIBT.com.International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived fromthe original on 24 February 2014.
  2. ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill; et al."Arvis Vilkaste".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe original on 4 December 2016.

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