Dzintars Lācis

Dzintars Lācis (18 May 1940 – 17 November 1992), also known as Dzintars Latsis (Russian: Дзинтарс Лацис), was a Latvian cyclist. He had competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.^[1] He had been part of the Soviet team that won the team pursuit at the 1967 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.^[2][3] Between 1961 and 1969 he won seven Soviet titles in various track (mostly pursuit) events.^[4][5]

Dzintars Lācis

Stanislav Moskvin, Mikhail Kolyushev, Dzintars Latsis and Viktor Bykov at the 1967 World Championships
Personal information
Born	18 May 1940 Jelgava, Latvia
Died	17 November 1992 (aged 52) Riga, Latvia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Club	Dynamo
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Track Championships 1967 Amsterdam Team pursuit