Andrejs Apsītis
Latvian cyclist
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Andrejs Apsītis (7 February 1888 – 2 September 1945) was a Latvian cyclist.[1] He competed for the Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for Latvia at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 1888 |
| Died | 2 September 1945 (aged 57) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Cycling career | |
| Sport | Cycling |
At the 1912 Olympic games in Stockholm, he finished the 320 kilometers race for road bicycle racing, earning 60th place with a time of 12.18:20,6.[3] At the 1924 Olympic games in Paris, Apsitis with other Latvian cyclists team shared 7th to 10th place in the 4000 meters sprint.[4]
He participated at the World championship, where he withdrew from the race. He won multiple times in the Latvian championship and in all-Union (USSR) sport games.[5]
Apsītis participated in competitions with G. Ērenpreis Bicycle Factory manufactured sports bicycles.[6]
