Ronalds Arājs

Ronalds Arājs (born 29 November 1987 in Tukums) is a Latvian athlete. Arājs is the current Latvian record holder in the 100 metres sprint, having a personal best of 10.18 seconds.^[2] His personal record in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds.

NationalityLatvian

Born (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 38)

Tukums, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union^[1]

Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight90 kg (198 lb)

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Ronalds Arājs

Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	(1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 38) Tukums, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2008
Personal bests	100m: 10.18s 200m: 20.75s

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Arājs attended high school in El Paso, Texas.^[3] He competed for the UTEP Miners track and field team.^[4]

Arājs represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed fifth in his first round heat in a time of 21.22 seconds, which was not fast enough to qualify for the second round.^[5]

He has expressed his intentions of converting towards bobsleigh after the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^{[citation needed]}