Dzintars Lācis
Latvian cyclist (1940–1992)
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Dzintars Lācis (18 July 1940 – 17 November 1992), also known as Dzintars Latsis (Russian: Дзинтарс Лацис), was a Latvian cyclist. He had competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.[1] He had been part of the Soviet team that won the team pursuit at the 1967 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2][3] Between 1961 and 1969 he won seven Soviet titles in various track (mostly pursuit) events.[4][5]
Born18 July 1940
Jelgava, Latvia
Died17 November 1992 (aged 52)
Riga, Latvia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Stanislav Moskvin, Mikhail Kolyushev, Dzintars Latsis and Viktor Bykov at the 1967 World Championships | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 July 1940 Jelgava, Latvia | |||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1992 (aged 52) Riga, Latvia | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo | |||||||||||
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