Andis Korde ( Latvian. Andis Korde ; November 9, 1930, Latvia - January 17, 2016, Sigulda ) - Soviet and Latvian slalom skier , multiple champion of Latvia [1] . He was a coach of Jana Zvejniece, Kristap Zvejniek and Dan Jansons [2] .
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| Birth name | Latvian. Andis korde |
| Citizenship |  Latvia →  USSR → Latvia |
| Date of Birth | November 9, 1930 |
| Place of Birth | Latvia |
| Date of death | January 17, 2016 (aged 85) |
| Place of death | Sigulda |
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In the 1970s, he created a new ski run on Gaisinkalns , which later became known as Cordes (by the name of the founder). [3]
With his brother Ziedonis, he did a great job on the development of winter sports in Latvia. In 2014, he received the award “For many years of contribution to sport” from the Sigulda Region [4] .
He died on January 18, 2016 during a mass skiing competition on the Kakiskalns track near Sigulda . He was buried in the Sigulda cemetery.
Notes
- ↑ A. Korde on sporto.lv
- ↑ Dan Jansons Profile
- ↑ Kordes trase, Kordes trases Lielais un Mazais kalns (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment January 30, 2017. Archived on February 2, 2017.
- ↑ Zināmi "Siguldas novada Sporta laureāts 2014" kandidāti