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Place of Birth: Balvi Municipality, Latvia
About Arvis Vilkaste
- Arvis Vilkaste (born 8 April 1989) is a Latvian bobsledder, brakeman who has competed since 2010. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2016 in Igls, Austria (with pilot Oskars Melbardis, Daumants Dreiškens and Janis Strenga).
- It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for Latvia. He also won a bronze medal in the four-man event at FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg, Germany as well as 2012 World Junior Championship title in the four-man event. Vilkaste competed in 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi and won a silver medal in the four-man event. He became the four-man European Champion in 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 Bobsleigh European Championship. At the 2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup season Vilkaste as Oskars Melbardis brakeman has 8 from 8 podium finishes in four-man events, including five first places. Before becoming a bobsledder, Vilkaste was a sprinter, winning a gold medal at the 4x100 relay at the 2008 Latvian Athletics Championships.
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