Jānis Ķipurs
Latvian-born bobsledder (born 1958)
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Jānis Ķipurs (sometimes shown as Yanis Kipurs or Janis Kipurs, born 3 January 1958 in Kurmene, Kurmene parish) is a Latvian bobsledder who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won two medals with a gold in the two-man event and a bronze in the four-man event.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | Two-man |
 | 1988 Calgary | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
| World Cup Championships | ||
| 1987–88 | Two-man |
 | 1987–88 | Combined |
Ķipurs also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1989 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
He won the two-man Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 1987–88.
Because of his successes, the ice rink in his hometown of Sigulda (now part of Latvia) was named in his honor.
