RUMBENIEKS Arnis

Latvia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 4 Apr 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Place of birth: VALMIERA

Birth Country:

Latvia

Place of residence : VALMIERA

Residence Country:

Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 50km Race Walk	37

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's 50km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk	50km Race Walk
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	37th (4:08:28)
2012	London, GBR	43rd (1:26:26)	-

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	20km Race Walk	50km Race Walk
2019	Doha, QAT	-	21st (4:28:18)
2015	Beijing, CHN	-	38th (4:28:55)
2013	Moscow, RUS	41st (1:29:13)	-

European Championships

Year	Location	50km Race Walk
2018	Berlin, GER	DNF

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
12	2019	50km Race Walk	European Race Walking Team Championships	Alytus, LTU	3:57:09
21	2019	50km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	Doha, QAT	4:28:18

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Spending time with his family. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Personal Trainer

Family:

Wife Lynda Viitola

Languages spoken:

English, Latvian, Russian

Club name:

Arca Atletica Aversa Agro Aversano [Italy]

Coach:

Aivars Rumbenieks [father], LAT

Sporting relatives:

His father Aivars also competed for Latvia in race walking. (worldathletics.org, 01 Jan 2020)

Debut:

2007 for Latvia (Athlete, 03 Apr 2016)

Start:

He took up the sport in 1996 in Valmiera, Latvia. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Reason:

He was inspired by Latvian Olympians to take up sport. (Athlete, 03 Apr 2016)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. (valmieraszinas.lv, 21 May 2021)

Training:

He walks up to 800 kilometres in training every month. (voc.lv, 26 Nov 2020)

Hero:

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Athlete, 03 Apr 2016)

Influence:

His father Aivars. (Athlete, 03 Apr 2016)

Philosophy:

"Be better than yesterday." (Athlete, 03 Apr 2016)

General Interest

General
BACK TO MOTHERLAND
In 2008 he left his native city Valmiera and moved to a bigger Latvian city, Ventspils, for further athletic growth. Then he moved to Essen, Germany, where he spent one and a half years before moving back to Valmiera in 2020. "Several factors influenced my decision to return to Valmiera, and it all naturally came together - we were planning a family, and when my wife and I visited our parents several times in Valmiera, she also really liked this city. I am very pleased to see that Valmiera is growing and developing. Literally in 10 minutes walk I have access to the Vidzeme Olympic Centre, so I have the opportunity to use the gym, swimming pool, saunas, which has a positive effect on my training process. I would not have moved to Valmiera if I had not seen my way of growth here. It is very important for me to organically blend into the environment, and here it is. Here in Valmiera, I see a place for myself even after the end of my career, because there is a mobile sports community with which I can share my experience in health care. This is how I see my way forward. I hope that the townspeople will only benefit from my return to Valmiera, and I, as a Valmiera resident, will be able to contribute to the development of a sporting spirit in the city." (voc.lv, 26 Nov 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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