Ritvars Gulbis
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| Born | 31 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Klubs A41, Riga[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Santa Blumberga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 2 (2018, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 13 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ritvars Gulbis (born 31 January 1980) is a Latvian curler and curling coach.[3][4]
One of the most awarded curlers in Latvia – as of May 2018 he is a twelve-time Latvian men's champion curler (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) and two-time Latvian mixed doubles champion curler (2017, 2018).
Teams
[edit]Men's
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Ainārs Gulbis | Ritvars Gulbis | Pēteris Šveisbergs | Aivars Avotiņš | Ilgonis Zids | ECC 2003 (19th) | |
| 2005–06 | Ainārs Gulbis (fourth) | Ritvars Gulbis (skip) | Aivars Avotiņš | Normunds Šaršūns | Iveta Staša, Brian Gray | ECC 2005 (21st) | |
| 2007–08 | Ritvars Gulbis | Ainārs Gulbis | Aivars Avotiņš | Normunds Šaršūns | Brian Gray | ECC 2007 (13th) | |
| 2008–09 | Ritvars Gulbis | Ainārs Gulbis | Aivars Avotiņš | Normunds Šaršūns | Brian Gray | ECC 2008 (20th) | |
| 2009–10 | Ritvars Gulbis | Ainārs Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Aivars Avotiņš | Brian Gray | ECC 2009 (20th) | |
| 2010–11 | Ritvars Gulbis | Ainārs Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Aivars Avotiņš | ECC 2010 (12th) | ||
| 2011–12 | Ritvars Gulbis | Ainārs Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Aivars Avotiņš | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | ECC 2011 (9th) | |
| 2012–13 | Ritvars Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Aivars Avotiņš | Robert Krusts | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | ECC 2012 (12th) | |
| 2013–14 | Ritvars Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Aivars Avotiņš | Artūrs Gerhards | Raivis Bušmanis | Robert Krusts | ECC 2013 (8th) |
| 2014–15 | Ritvars Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Artūrs Gerhards | Aivars Avotiņš | Jānis Klīve | Karri Willms | ECC 2014 (10th) |
| 2015–16 | Ritvars Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Aivars Avotiņš | Raivis Bušmanis | Artūrs Gerhards | Robert Krusts | ECC 2015 (13th) |
| 2016–17 | Ritvars Gulbis | Normunds Šaršūns | Aivars Avotiņš | Raivis Bušmanis | Jānis Klīve | Robert Krusts | ECC 2016 (15th) |
| Ritvars Gulbis | Raivis Bušmanis | Aivars Avotiņš | Normunds Šaršūns | Robert Krusts | LMCC 2017  | ||
| 2017–18 | Ritvars Gulbis | Kristaps Vilks | Raivis Bušmanis | Aivars Avotiņš | Anrijs Briežkalns | Robert Krusts | LMCC 2018  |
| 2018–19 | Ritvars Gulbis | Raivis Bušmanis | Aivars Avotiņš | Anrijs Mikus Briezkalns | Kristaps Vilks | Robert Krusts | ECC 2018 (14th) |
| Ritvars Gulbis | Ainārs Gulbis | Aivars Avotiņš | Normunds Šaršūns | Anrijs Briežkalns | Robert Krusts | LMCC 2019 |
Mixed
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Ritvars Gulbis | Ainārs Gulbis | Anita Jansone-Laizāne | Maija Prozoroviča | Aivars Avotiņš | LMxCC 2004 (8th) |
Mixed doubles
[edit]| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Santa Blumberga | Ritvars Gulbis | Aivars Avotiņš (WMDCC) | LMDCC 2017 WMDCC 2018 (25th) |
| 2018–19 | Santa Blumberga | Ritvars Gulbis | Robert Krusts (WMDCC) | LMDCC 2018 WMDCC 2019 (27th) |
Record as a coach of national teams
[edit]| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2017 | 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | Latvia (mixed double) | 8 |
| 2017 | 2017 European Curling Championships | Latvia (women) | 12 |
| 2018 | 2018 European Curling Championships | Latvia (women) | 5 |
| 2019 | 2019 European Curling Championships | Latvia (women) | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ Kērlinga klubi Latvijā - Curling.Lv(in Latvian)
- ^ Latvian Men's Curling Championship - Latvian Curling Association(in Latvian)
- ^ Ritvars Gulbis at World Curling
- ^ Ritvars Gulbis - Latvian Curling Association(in Latvian)
External links
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