Rihards Snikus
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| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1988 (age 37) Riga, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Latvia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rihards Snikus (born 25 March 1988 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian Paralympic equestrian and DJ. He won silver medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games in the Individual freestyle test grade I, and in the Individual championship test grade I. In 2024 he became the first ever Latvian equestrian to win individual gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with his horse King of the Dance.
He competed at the 2017 European Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, and in the 2018 World Equestrian Games.