Dainis Ozols
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Dainis Ozols is a professional cyclist from Latvia
. In the 1992 Summer Olympics
he earned a bronze medal
in the 194 km road race, finishing in 4:32:24, 3 seconds behind Erik Dekker
of the Netherlands and 4 seconds behind the winner Fabio Casartelli
of Italy.
His surname is often misspelled as Ozolos and he is often incorrectly identified as having Polish or Lithuanian Nationality. Early in his amateur career, he did race as a national of the USSR.
1993
1994 - Trident (Belgium)
1995 - Novell (the Netherlands)
1996
1997 - MROZ (Poland)
1998 - MROZ (Poland)
1999 - MROZ (Poland)
2000 - Mat Ceresit-CCC (Poland)
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. In the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
he earned a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in the 194 km road race, finishing in 4:32:24, 3 seconds behind Erik Dekker
Erik Dekker
Hendrik "Erik" Dekker is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of the Rabobank cycling team from 1996 till 2006. In 2007 he became one of Rabobank's team managers.-Amateur career:...
of the Netherlands and 4 seconds behind the winner Fabio Casartelli
Fabio Casartelli
Fabio Casartelli was an Italian cyclist and an Olympic gold medalist who died in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France.He was born in Como, Italy....
of Italy.
His surname is often misspelled as Ozolos and he is often incorrectly identified as having Polish or Lithuanian Nationality. Early in his amateur career, he did race as a national of the USSR.
Palmares
1992- Bronze medal - Olympic Games road race, Barcelona, Spain
- winner - Regio-TourRegio-TourThe Regio-Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held between France, Switzerland and Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...
, Germany
1993
1994 - Trident (Belgium)
- winner - Circuit Franco-BelgeCircuit Franco-BelgeThe Tour de Wallonie-Picarde is a stage race cycling race held annually in Belgium and France. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners :...
, Belgium
1995 - Novell (the Netherlands)
- 20th - La Flèche WallonneLa Flèche WallonneLa Flèche Wallonne is a major men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Belgium.The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week between the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège...
, Belgium (classic) - 50th - Vuelta a España1995 Vuelta a EspañaThe 50th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 2 to September 24, 1995. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3750 km, and was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE cycling team...
- 63rd - Liège-Bastogne-LiègeLiège-Bastogne-LiègeLiège–Bastogne–Liège, often called La Doyenne , is one of the five 'Monuments' of the European professional road cycling calendar. It is run in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back....
, Belgium (world cup)
1996
- 92nd - Olympic Games road race, Atlanta, USA
1997 - MROZ (Poland)
- winner - National Championships time trial
- winner - Rheinland Pfalz Rundfahrt, Germany
- winner - Tour of MalopolskaTour of MalopolskaTour of Malopolska is a cycling race in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was first run in 1961. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour. Zbigniew Piatek hold the record for the most victories .- Past winners :...
- 4th - National Championships road race
- 26th - World Championships time trial, San Sebastian, Spain
- 64th - World Championships road race, San Sebastian, Spain
- 65th - Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
1998 - MROZ (Poland)
- winner - National Championships time trial
- 29th - World Championships time trial, Valkenburg, the Netherlands
- dnf - World Championships road race, Valkenburg, the Netherlands
1999 - MROZ (Poland)
- winner - National Championships time trial
- 10th - National Championships road race
2000 - Mat Ceresit-CCC (Poland)
- 1st, Stage 9, Peace Race