Olympedia – Mārtiņš Rubenis

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Biography

With his bronze medal at the 2006 Olympics, Mārtiņš Rubenis became Latvia’s first Winter Olympic medallist, although several bobsledders had medalled while the country formed part of the Soviet Union. Rubenis débuted at the Olympics in 1998, the year in which he became World Junior Champion. His breakthrough to the top came in 2003, when he placed second at the World Championships, and also won a silver medal with the Latvian team. He again medalled the next year (bronze), but has since rarely made the podium. At the European Luge Championships, however, he did win medals in the team competition, becoming champion in 2008 and winning bronze in 2006.

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1998 Winter Olympics	Luge	LAT			Mārtiņš Rubenis
	Singles, Men (Olympic)		14
2002 Winter Olympics	Luge	LAT			Mārtiņš Rubenis
	Singles, Men (Olympic)		DNF
2006 Winter Olympics	Luge	LAT			Mārtiņš Rubenis
	Singles, Men (Olympic)		3	Bronze
2010 Winter Olympics	Luge	LAT			Mārtiņš Rubenis
	Singles, Men (Olympic)		11
2014 Winter Olympics	Luge	LAT			Mārtiņš Rubenis
	Singles, Men (Olympic)		10
	Team Relay, Mixed (Olympic)	Latvia	3	Bronze

Special Notes

• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Luge Championships (2–1–1 2006 Winterberg bronze: mixed team; 2008 Cesana gold: mixed relay; 2010 Sigulda gold: mixed relay; 2014 Sigulda silver: mixed relay)
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships (0–2–1 2003 Sigulda silver: singles and mixed team; 2004 Nagano bronze: singles)
• Listed in Olympians Who Were Elected Latvian Athlete of the Year (2006)