Rihards Snikus

Rihards Snikus (born 25 March 1988 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian Paralympic equestrian and DJ. He won silver medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games in the Individual freestyle test grade I, and in the Individual championship test grade I.^[1][2] In 2024 he became the first ever Latvian equestrian to win individual gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with his horse King of the Dance.^[3]

Rihards Snikus

Rihards Snikus in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	25 March 1988 (1988-03-25) (age 37) Riga, Latvia
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Equestrian
Medal record Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Individual championship test grade I 2024 Paris Individual freestyle test grade I 2020 Tokyo Individual championship test grade I 2020 Tokyo Individual freestyle test grade I

He competed at the 2017 European Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, and in the 2018 World Equestrian Games.^[4]