Yuris Eyssak
Encyclopedia
Juris Eisaks is a Soviet
luge
r who competed in the early 1980s. He is best known for finishing third in the men's doubles overall Luge World Cup in 1981-2.
Eisaks also finished seventh in the men's doubles event at the 1984 Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed in the early 1980s. He is best known for finishing third in the men's doubles overall Luge World Cup in 1981-2.
Eisaks also finished seventh in the men's doubles event at the 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
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