Haralds Silovs

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Haralds Silovs
Short track speed skating
World championship wins2008 Overall (European Short Track Speed Skating Championships)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 0:36.323 (2013)
1000 m: 1:07.472 (2013)
1500 m: 2:11.345 (2008)
3000 m: 4:42.344 :[1]
Medal record
Men's
short track speed skating
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ventspils Overall
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ventspils 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Torino 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerenveen Overall
Silver medal – second place 2008 Ventspils 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Torino Overall
Silver medal – second place 2011 Heerenveen 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Heerenveen 1500 m

Haralds Silovs (born 7 April 1986) is a

Winter Olympics. In 2018, he finished fourth at speed skating 1500 metres
event.

During the

Winter Olympics to compete in both short track and long track events at the same Games and the only athlete to compete in two different disciplines on the same day.[citation needed
]

Biography

Silovs was born in Riga, Latvia, on 7 April 1986. His mother, Signe, was a figure skater, his father, Edvins, was a track cyclist for the USSR, and his older brother was involved in athletics. In addition to speed skating, Silovs became involved in mountain biking, and in 2001 at age 15, he won the Latvian Junior Championship in that sport.[2]

He first became interested in speed skating in 1996, but interest in the sport across Latvia was relatively low, and there were few training or competition opportunities. Both Silovs and his brother were invited in 2001 to a training camp in

Ventspils University College.[2]

In 2007, Silovs had his first major success at the World Cup level of competition, winning a bronze medal in a 1000 m race and placing fifth in two World Championship events. The following year, in 2008, he won the gold medal at the European Championship in short track when the competition was held in his home territory, in

Ventspils, Latvia. On his road to the title won both the 1500 and 3000 m distances in the competition.[2] In 2009, he attempted to defend the title but instead won the silver, losing to four-time champion Nicola Rodigari
of Italy.

Silovs holds several national records in both disciplines. For example, in August 2008, he reached new Latvian records of 37.05 (500 m) and 3:45.13 (3000 m), followed in February 2009 by 6:17.14 (5000 m). These national records were all set in Calgary and Salt Lake City.

2010 Olympics

At the

Apolo Anton Ohno, who recognized the feat.[4] On 17 February, he began his third Olympic career event, qualifying for the short track 1000 m event.[8]

Silovs currently lives in Inzell, Germany.

References

  1. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating – Biography of SILOVS Haralds". Sportresult.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Biography". haraldssilovs.com (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Latvia's quick-change artist makes Olympic history". Toronto Star. 14 February 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Harris, Beth (13 February 2010). "Latvian speedskater is 1st to do double duty". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 February 2010.[dead link]
  5. ^ CTV Olympics, "Latvian skater makes Olympic history", Agence France Press, 14 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  6. ^ New York Times, "Crosstown Ride to a Speedskating First", Associated Press, 30 January 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  7. ^ a b Crouse, Karen (13 February 2010). "From Long Track to Short Track, an Unprecedented Journey". New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Men's 1000m heats – official results". Vancouver 2010. 17 February 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

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