Ernests Zēbolds
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ernests Zēbolds |
| Born | 3 June 1999[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Sport | Freestyle BMX |
Ernests Zēbolds (3 June 1999) is a Latvian cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit]He started mountain biking at ten years-old, and started BMX the following year.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2021, he had a fourth place finish in Moscow in the final of the European BMX Freestyle Championship.[3] In 2022, he finished in fifth place at the 2022 European BMX Championships in Munich.[4]
In 2023, he won the Latvian national championships. That year, he finished in fourth place in the 2023 European Games.[2] He reached the final of Freestyle Park competition at the UCI World Cycling Championships in Glasgow in August 2023.[5][6]
In June 2024, he qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7] Competing at the Games on 30 July 2024, he qualified for the final.[8] Zēbolds finished sixth in the first final run. Although he improved in the second and scored personal best in his career, he finished in eighth place.[9]
Competitive history
[edit]All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 7th, 2024
Olympic Games
[edit]| Event | Freestyle Park |
|---|---|
 2024 Paris
|
8th |
UCI Cycling World Championships
[edit]| Event | Freestyle Park |
|---|---|
 2018 Chengdu
|
20th |
| 2019 Chengdu
|
— |
| 2021 Montpellier
|
21st |
 2022 Abu Dhabi
|
32nd |
 2023 Glasgow
|
13th |
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MON 21 |
BRU — |
GOL 19 |
26 | 230 | |
| 2023 | DIR 15 |
MON 25 |
BRU 32 |
BAZ 20 |
30 | 433 |
| 2024 | ENO 14 |
MON — |
SHA |
26 | 310 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ernests Zebolds". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Ernests Zebolds". ZHEBikes. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Zēbolds izcīna ceturto vietu Eiropas čempionātā olimpiskajā BMX frīstaila disciplīnā". sportazinas. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Ernests Zebolds wins 5th place in the European Championship in BMX freestyle". ocventspils.lv. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Flips and tricks in BMX freestyle finals at UCI championships". BBC News. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Ernests Seebold wins 13th place in the BMX freestyle world championship". jauns.lv. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Zēbolds kvalificējies Parīzes olimpisko spēļu BMX frīstaila sacensībām". sportazinas.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Latvian Ernests Zēbolds qualifies for BMX freestyle finals". lms.lv. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Zēbolds ar karjerā labāko sniegumu olimpiskajās spēlēs izcīna astoto vietu BMX frīstailā". LSM.lv. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.