Māris Štrombergs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Latvian bicycle motocross racer
Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1987
Place of Birth: Valmiera, Latvia
Profession: sport cyclist
Nationality: Latvia
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Māris Štrombergs
- Maris Štrombergs (born 10 March 1987 in Valmiera) is a former Latvian professional BMX racer.
- In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling.
- Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships.
- In 2012 he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the London Olympics.His first trainer was Raimonds Ciesnieks.
- However, the longest collaboration was with Ivo Lakucs.
- Maris Štrombergs completed the Olympic 2008 BMX in about 36 seconds.
- Maris completed the Olympic 2012 BMX course in 37.576 seconds.
- Upon returning from the 2012 Olympics he was greeted by thousands of fans in hometown Valmiera. On November 13, 2018 Maris Štrombergs announced his retirement.
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Source: Ministru prezidents Valdis Dombrovskis sveic olimpisko cempionu Mari Štrombergu
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Source: Ministru prezidents Valdis Dombrovskis sveic olimpisko cempionu Mari Štrombergu
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