Full name Edgars Piksons All podiums 0 Weight 72 kg Sport Biathlon Name Edgars Piksons Medals 0 | Teams 2 (2006, 2010) Role Biathlete World cup debut January 10, 2001 Seasons 14 (2000/01–2013/14) Height 1.78 m | |
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Born 17 July 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-07-17 ) Cesis, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union Teams 7 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) Children Estere Piksons, Paola Piksons | ||
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Edgars Piksons (born 17 July 1983) is a former Latvian biathlete. He represented Latvia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. At Biathlon World Championships 2011 he got 8th place in the sprint.
In November 2014, the news broke that Piksons had tested positive for the banned substance 19-Norandrosterone after a practice competition in Priekuļi on 22 September. He waived the right to have a B-sample tested. Piksons denied having knowingly taken any banned substances, but announced his retirement from professional sports.
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