Martins Dukurs

About Martins Dukurs

Martins Dukurs is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. He won silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and a second silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He has also won three FIBT World Championships and six Skeleton World Cups.

Career Highlights:

• He finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and sixth in the men's skeleton event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2011 FIBT World Championships, 2012 FIBT World Championships and 2015 FIBT World Championships.
  
• Martins won the overall World Cup for the 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15 season.
  
• At the end of the 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup season he had 37 World Cup race victories.
  
• His older brother Tomass is also a skeleton racer. Both he and his brother qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2010 Martins Dukurs was decorated with the Order of the Three Stars.
  
• Martins and Tomass' father, Dainis Dukurs, is a former bobsleigh brakeman, former manager of the Sigulda sledding track, sled designer and coach of the Latvian skeleton team.
  

Martins Dukurs Achievements

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Silver medal – 2010 Winter OlympicsMen
  
• Silver medal – 2014 Winter OlympicsMen
  

World Championships

• Gold medal – 2011 FIBT World ChampionshipsMen
  
• Gold medal – 2012 FIBT World ChampionshipsMen
  
• Gold medal – 2015 FIBT World ChampionshipsMen
  
• Silver medal – 2013 FIBT World ChampionshipsMen
  

European Championships

• Gold medal – 2010 FIBT European ChampionshipsMen
  
• Gold medal – 2011 FIBT European ChampionshipsMen
  
• Gold medal – 2012 FIBT European ChampionshipsMen
  
• Gold medal – 2013 FIBT European ChampionshipsMen
  
• Gold medal – 2014 FIBT European ChampionshipsMen
  
• Gold medal – 2015 FIBT European ChampionshipsMen