Andris Šics

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Andris Šics (born 12 May 1985) is a former Latvian luger. He competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in the men's doubles event in 2010 and two bronze medals in 2014, alongside his teammate and elder brother Juris Šics.[1] The Šics brothers' three medals mean they have won more Olympic medals than any other Latvian sportsperson.[2]

NationalityLatvian
Born (1985-05-12) 12 May 1985 (age 40)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
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Andris Šics
Šics in 2015
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1985-05-12) 12 May 1985 (age 40)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryLatvia
SportLuge
Event
Doubles
Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2010 VancouverDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiMixed team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 KönigsseeMixed team
Silver medal – second place2020 SochiMixed team
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeSprint
Bronze medal – third place2008 OberhofMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2009 Lake PlacidMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2011 CesanaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2013 WhistlerMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2021 KönigsseeDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2021 KönigsseeMixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 CesanaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2010 SiguldaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 SiguldaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2014 SiguldaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2016 AltenbergMixed team
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2021 SiguldaMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2006 WinterbergMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2015 SochiDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SochiMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2017 KönigsseeMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2018 SiguldaMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 OberhofDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 OberhofMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2020 LillehammerMixed team
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Šics won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Mixed team: 2016, 2020) and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 2011, Mixed team: 2008, 2009, 2013). He also won 15 medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with three golds in 2008, 2010 and 2021, four silvers in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021, and eight bronzes in 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Šics' best European championship result is winning the men's doubles event with his brother in 2021, where the bronze medal was also won by a Latvian pair, Mārtiņš Bots and Roberts Plūme.

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