SNIKUS Rihards

Date of Birth: 25 Mar 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Sport Class: GI

Birth Country:

Latvia

Place of residence : BALDONE

Residence Country:

Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Individual Test - Grade I	2
	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Test - Grade I	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
4	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
5	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
World Equestrian Games
2	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
4	Individual Test - Grade I	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
6	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2014	Caen, FRA
6	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2014	Caen, FRA
European Championships
2	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2017	Gothenburg, SWE
3	Individual Test - Grade I	2019	Rotterdam, NED
3	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2019	Rotterdam, NED
3	Individual Test - Grade I	2017	Gothenburg, SWE

DJ Richy Rich (Facebook page, 30 Jan 2020)

Working as a DJ, cycling. (Facebook page, 02 Apr 2020; paralympic.org, 21 Jun 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Music Producer

Languages spoken:

English, Latvian

He began riding at age nine. (la.lv, 24 Aug 2012)

"I started riding to improve my health and coordination. My first coach, Olga Sellere, saw that I was able to do something more than just hobby riding and so my first competitive ride, and win, was in 2008, at the first ever Latvian Para dressage competition." (paralympic.org, 21 Jun 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (skaties.lv, 18 Jul 2018)

Latvian ice hockey player Sandis Ozolins. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

Philosophy:

"Any competition is a great challenge. I never know what to expect, but always hope for the best. But both losses and victories make me try even harder. Losses don't make me want to give up; they make me even stronger and more ambitious." (paralympic.org, 21 Jun 2019)

In January 2013 he was named Paralympic Rider of the Year at a ceremony in Latvia. (delfi.lv, 22 Jan 2013)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE I (FEI, 19 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (leflatvia.lv, 01 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (citadele.lv, 27 Jul 2012)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy. The condition affects his movement and his speech. (citadele.lv, 27 Jul 2012)

General
DISC JOCKEY
He is an active DJ in Latvia. "It's my second love behind horses. It's a hobby but I think of the horse dancing and I make others dance too, it unites both. It started when I was very small, and I discovered live broadcasts from nightclubs in Riga [in Latvia] on the radio. I started to listen to those and record them too. And then at my first school disco I watched how the DJ played and then started to save my money to buy equipment and records. Those I have played for say I do it very well and I get hired a lot for weddings, parties, discos and sports events. But if you asked me if I'd rather be the greatest DJ in the world, or the greatest Para dressage rider in the world, I'd say definitely the greatest rider. Sport is my main priority." (paralympic.org, 21 Jun 2019)

Milestones

He became the first Latvian athlete to compete in equestrian at the Paralympic Games when he participated at the 2012 Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Jun 2020; draugiem.lv, 30 Jul 2012)

Social Media

Legend

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

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