Discussion: Edgars Bertuks - best result by Latvian at WOC so far

As some of you might know Edgars won middle and was third in long. That is the best result by Latvian at WOC so far.

I noticed that Ergars was mentioned few times in WOC posts but I did not reference where he is from. So here it is - Edgars Bertuks is from Latvia.

Indeed, sorry our reporting didn't make that clear. Really awesome.

Oddly enough, one of my co-workers just ran into me in the hall and said her (Latvian) husband was looking for me. He had read somewhere that a Latvian had won a gold medal in orienteering! Its a big deal for us in the orienteering community, but when an ex-pat in some random US city is hearing about it, it must be a really big deal back home in Latvia. I informed him that Edgars had not just one but TWO medals this year.

Here are some photos I took of Edgars in the races this year:

Finishing the Middle:
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/middle...
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/middle...
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/middle...
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/middle...
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/middle...

Finishing the Long:
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/long_f...
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/long_f...
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/long_f...

Relay:
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/eddie/woc12/relay/...

I would not worry about apologizing for not mentioning where Bertuks was from - as a lone Latvian on AP it was my job anyway. Everyone was tooting their own horn on JWOC and WOC posts that I thought I'll do the same.

Throughout the years there are going to be more WOC champs out of Latvia but Bertuks will always be first.