.jpg) Melbārdis in 2014 on his return from the2014 Winter Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | (1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (age 37)[1] |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Sport |  Bobsleigh |
| Team | Latvian National Team |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Coached by | Sandis Prūsis[1] |
| Retired | 2021 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals |  (2014) |
| World finals |  (2016) |
| Highest world ranking | 1st (2015) |
Medal record | |
Oskars Melbārdis (born 16 February 1988) is a former Latvianbobsledder who has competed since 2006.[1] He is the most successful bobsledder in the history of his country, having won one gold and two bronze Olympic medals. He also earned the first-ever gold medal for Latvia atWorld Championships inIgls, preceded by one silver and two bronze medals in 2009–2015.
Melbārdis started his career as a brakeman, most notably competing alongJānis Miņins, however starting from 2010–11 season Melbārdis has been competing as a pilot. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at theFIBT World Championships 2016 inIgls,Austria with teammatesDaumants Dreiškens,Arvis Vilkaste andJānis Strenga. It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled forLatvia.[3]
He won a silver medal in the two-man event at theFIBT World Championships 2015 inWinterberg and two bronze medals in the four-man events at theFIBT World Championships 2009 inLake Placid, New York, and at theFIBT World Championships 2015.
He won a gold medal at the2014 Winter Olympics in thefour-man event in Sochi and won a bronze medal in thetwo-man event.
He wonBobsleigh European Championship four-man events in 2008 and 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 and 2018. Melbārdis also finished 2nd in the two-man event in the 2015 Bobsleigh European Championship.
Melbārdis won a combinedBobsleigh World Cup title in2012–13 and2014–15. He won two-man and four-man World Cup titles in 2014–15 when he had 15 (from 16) podium finishes in two-man and four-man events, including seven first places.
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| Event | Two-man | Four-man |
|---|---|---|
| Representing Latvia | ||
 2014 Sochi | 3 | 1 |
 2018 Pyeongchang | 3 | 5 |
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2013 | Combined |
| 2015 | Combined |
| Two-man | |
| Four-man |
| Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 21st | 780 | WHI — | CAL — | PKC — | LKP — | IGL 17 | WIN — | STM 9 | CES 14 | |
| 2011–12 | 7th | 1360 | IGL 4 | LPL 9 | WIN 3 | ALT 6 | KON 9 | STM 9 | WHI — | CAL 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 2nd | 1674 | LKP 8 | PKC 4 | WHI 14 | WIN 7 | LPL 5 | ALT 5 | KON 2 | IGL 4 | SOC 3 |
| 2013–14 | 12th | 1080 | CAL 5 | PKC 6 | LKP1 10 | LKP2 10 | WIN 10 | STM 13 | IGL 7 | KON DSQ | |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 1684 | LKP 2 | CAL 1 | ALT 2 | KON 5 | STM 1 | LPL 2 | IGL 2 | SOC 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 5th | 1334 | ALT 2 | WIN 2 | KON1 2 | LPL — | WHI1 5 | WHI2 4 | STM 10 | KON2 5 | |
| 2016–17 | 16th | 810 | WHI — | LPL — | ALT 13 | WIN — | STM 6 | KON 6 | IGL 2 | PYE 12 | |
| 2017–18 | 8th | 1130 | LPL1 14 | LPL2 11 | WHI 3 | WIN 10 | IGL 9 | ALT 21 | STM 13 | KON 5 | |
| 2018–19 | — | — | SIG1 — | SIG2 — | ALT — | KON — | IGL — | STM — | LPL — | CGR — | |
| 2019–20 | 30th | 184 | LPL1 — | LPL2 — | LPG — | IGL — | KON — | STM — | SIG1 — | SIG2 5 |
| Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 25th | 88 | WHI — | CAL — | PKC — | LKP — | IGL — | WIN — | STM DSQ | CES 17 | |
| 2011–12 | 5th | 1216 | IGL 8 | LPL 10 | WIN 3 | ALT 7 | KON 4 | STM 8 | WHI — | CAL 4 | |
| 2012–13 | 2nd | 1625 | LKP 8 | PKC 10 | WHI 9 | WIN 3 | LPL 5 | ALT 4 | KON 5 | IGL 5 | SOC 1 |
| 2013–14 | 6th | 1228 | CAL DSQ | PKC 4 | LKP1 5 | LKP2 6 | WIN 23 | STM 1 | IGL 1 | KON 6 | |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 1735 | LKP 3 | CAL 1 | ALT 2 | KON 3 | STM 1 | LPL 1 | IGL 1 | SOC 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 12th | 904 | ALT 8 | WIN 5 | KON1 6 | LPL — | WHI1 — | WHI2 — | STM 3 | KON2 5 | |
| 2016–17 | 13th | 931 | WHI — | LPL — | ALT 11 | WIN — | STM 2 | KON 7 | IGL 1 | PYE 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 5th | 1322 | PAC1 4 | PAC2 7 | WHI 14 | WIN 12 | IGL 4 | ALT 7 | STM 9 | KON 2 | |
| 2018–19 | — | — | WIN1 — | WIN2 — | ALT — | KON — | IGL — | STM — | LPL — | CGR — | |
| 2019–20 | — | — | LPL1 — | LPL2 — | WIN1 — | WIN2 — | LPG — | IGL — | KON — | STM — |
Media related toOskars Melbārdis at Wikimedia Commons| International | |
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| Preceded by | Latvian Sportspersman of the Year 2018 | Succeeded by |
