Edgars Piksons

Edgars Piksons (born 17 July 1983) is a former Latvian biathlete.[1] He represented Latvia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.[1] At Biathlon World Championships 2011 he got 8th place in the sprint.

Edgars Piksons

Personal information
Full name	Edgars Piksons
Born	(1983-07-17) 17 July 1983 Cēsis, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	10 January 2001
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	7 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	14 (2000/01–2013/14)
All podiums	0
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Latvia European Championships 2006 Langdorf-Arbersee 12.5 km pursuit Summer European Championships 2006 Cēsis Mixed relay 2006 Cēsis 6 km mass start Junior European Championships 2002 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay Junior Summer World Championships 2003 Forni Avoltri 3 × 4 km relay 2004 Brezno-Osrblie 4 km sprint 2004 Brezno-Osrblie 6 km pursuit 2000 Khanty-Mansiysk 6 km sprint 2000 Khanty-Mansiysk 3 × 6 km relay 2004 Brezno-Osrblie 3 × 4 km relay 2003 Forni Avoltri 6 km mass start

In November 2014, the news broke that Piksons had tested positive for the banned substance 19-Norandrosterone after a practice competition in Priekuļi on 22 September. He waived the right to have a B-sample tested. Piksons denied having knowingly taken any banned substances, but announced his retirement from professional sports.[2]

References

1. IBU Profile
2. "Latvian biathlete Piksons fails doping test". The Baltic Course. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• IBU profile
• Edgars Piksons at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
• Edgars Piksons at the International Olympic Committee
• Edgars Piksons at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)