Edgars Piksons

Edgars Piksons
Personal information
Full nameEdgars Piksons
Born (1983-07-17) 17 July 1983 (age 43)
Cēsis, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut10 January 2001
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons14 (2000/01–2013/14)
All podiums0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Langdorf-Arbersee12.5 km pursuit
Summer European Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 CēsisMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2006 Cēsis6 km mass start
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Kontiolahti4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior Summer World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Forni Avoltri3 × 4 km relay
Gold medal – first place2004 Brezno-Osrblie4 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2004 Brezno-Osrblie6 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2000 Khanty-Mansiysk6 km sprint
Silver medal – second place2000 Khanty-Mansiysk3 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2004 Brezno-Osrblie3 × 4 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2003 Forni Avoltri6 km mass start

Edgars Piksons (born 17 July 1983) is a former Latvian biathlete. He represented Latvia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. At Biathlon World Championships 2011 he got 8th place in the sprint.

In November 2014, the news broke that Piksons had tested positive for the banned substance 19-Norandrosterone after a practice competition in Priekuļi on 22 September. He waived the right to have a B-sample tested. Piksons denied having knowingly taken any banned substances, but announced his retirement from professional sports.

References

  1. 1 2 IBU Profile
  2. ↑ "Latvian biathlete Piksons fails doping test". The Baltic Course. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.