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Jānis Andriksons

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Jānis Andriksons
Personal information
Full nameJānis Valentīns Andriksons
NationalityLatvian
Born(1912-03-17)17 March 1912
Vecpiebalga, Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died22 September 1967(1967-09-22) (aged 55)
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSpeed skating

Jānis Valentīns Andriksons (17 March 1912 – 22 September 1967) was a Latvian speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]

After World War II, he moved to West Germany and then to Canada, where from 1948 he worked in gold and copper mining. He died in Quebec in 1967.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jānis Andriksons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Jānis Andriksons". Nacionālā Enciklopēdija (in Latvian). 7 December 2021.
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