Imants Bodnieks
Imants Bodnieks (born 20 May 1941) is a retired Latvian track cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Olympics in the 1000 m sprint and at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the tandem and won a silver medal in the tandem in 1964 together with Viktor Logunov.[1][2] His father Džems Bodnieks was a prominent Latvian artist.
Imants Bodnieks (left) and Viktor Logunov at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Imant Dzhemsovich Bodnieks Имант Джемсович Бодниекс | |||||||||||||
Born | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | 20 May 1941|||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Imants Bodnieks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
- "Imants Bodnieks". CyclingArchives.com.
External links
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- Imant Bodnieks at the International Olympic Committee
- Imants Bodnieks at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
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