Tomass DUKURS

Latvia

Skeleton

Date of Birth: 2 Jul 1981

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skeleton	Men	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
4	Men	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:03:47.580
4	Men	2010	Vancouver, CAN	00:03:31.130
5	Men	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:03:22.740
21	Men	2002	Salt Lake City, USA	00:01:44.670

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Men	2015	Winterberg, GER	3:44.75
5	Men	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:29.11
5	Men	2012	Lake Placid, NY, USA	3:39.75
6	Men	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	3:31.22
7	Men	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:49.13
7	Men	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:46.63
8	Men	2013	St. Moritz, SUI	4:35.65
9	Men	2011	Koenigssee, GER	3:27.22
11	Men	2008	Altenberg, GER	3:58.30
12	Men	2017	Koenigssee, GER	3:27.23
18	Men	2007	St. Moritz, SUI	4:41.26
20	Men	2004	Koenigssee, GER	3:19.09
22	Men	2009	Lake Placid, NY, USA	1:53.99
29	Men	2001	Calgary, AB, CAN	2:58.82

World Cup Rankings
Season	Men
2021/22	8
2020/21	3
2019/20	6
2018/19	7
2017/18	3
2016/17	9
2015/16	3
2014/15	2
2013/14	2
2012/13	2
2011/12	3
2010/11	8
2009/10	4
2008/09	16
2007/08	11
2006/07	9

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Men
2021/22	1 x 1st, 1 x 5th, 3 x 7th
2020/21	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 5th
2019/20	1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th, 2 x 6th
2018/19	1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th, 2 x 5th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
1	Men	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT	1:41.36
5	Men	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	56.57
7	Men	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:15.12
7	Men	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:51.95
7	Men	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:52.75
8	Men	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:54.84
16	Men	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:45.86
18	Men	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:47.02

Hobbies:

Hockey, movies, football, and cars.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Banking Institution of Higher Education (Riga, LAT).

Family:

Son, Darels Dukurs. Father, Dainis Dukurs. Mother, Marina Dukure. Brother, Tomass Dukurs.

Languages spoken:

Latvian, English

Coach:

National: Dainis Dukurs (LAT)
Personal: Dainis Dukurs (LAT)

Sporting relatives:

Son Darels Dukurs (Ice hockey): Plays in Latvia's junior national teams.

Father Dainis Dukurs (Skeleton): Has coached the Latvian national skeleton team and has coached both of the brothers.

Younger brother Martins Dukurs (Skeleton): Won silver in skeleton in the Olympic Winter Games at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, six-time World champion.

National team:

2000

Start:

Began competing in 1998. (Info 2018)

Influence:

His father. (Info 2018)

Milestones

Four-time Olympian, making his debut at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Has three top-five Olympic finishes, including a pair of fourths at Vancouver and Sochi 2014.

2015 World Championships bronze medallist. With 13 starts since his debut in 2007, he has nine top-10 finishes.

Four-time European Championships medallist with one gold (2016), two silver (2017, 2020), and one bronze (2007).

Finished second three times in the World Cup Overall standings (season 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15).

Earned World Cup victory number two at his home venue in Sigulda (December 2021), almost 18 years after his first victory in February 2004.

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/tomass.dukurs

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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