Mārtiņš Bots

Mārtiņš Bots (born 12 May 1999) is a Latvian luger. He represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Mārtiņš Bots

Bots in 2020
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 26) Sigulda, Latvia
Sport
Sport	Luge
Medal record Men's luge Representing  Latvia Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Team relay World Championships 2024 Alternberg Sprint 2025 Whistler Doubles 2023 Oberhof Team relay 2024 Altenberg Team relay European Championships 2022 St. Moritz Team relay 2023 Sigulda Team relay 2023 Sigulda Doubles 2024 Igls Doubles 2021 Sigulda Doubles 2022 St. Moritz Doubles

Career

Bots represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the doubles event where he finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.419 and won a bronze medal in the team relay.^[1][2]

Bots competed at the 2022 FIL European Luge Championships, winning the gold in the team relay and a bronze in the doubles event.^[3]

At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, he won a gold in the doubles sprint event and a bronze in the team relay.^[4][5]

Personal life

On 5 July 2024, he married luger Elīna Ieva Vītola, who has also represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[6]