Māris Štrombergs


Māris Štrombergs is a former Latvian professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the London Olympics.
Štrombergs was born in Valmiera. His first trainer was Raimonds Ciesnieks. However, the longest collaboration was with Ivo Lakučs. Māris Štrombergs completed the Olympic 2008 BMX in about 36 seconds. Māris completed the Olympic 2012 BMX course in 37.576 seconds. Upon returning from the 2012 Olympics he was greeted by thousands of fans in hometown Valmiera.
On November 13, 2018 Māris Štrombergs announced his retirement.

Career bicycle motocross titles

Amateur/Junior Men

National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme *
International Bicycle Motocross Federation *
Union Cycliste Internationale *
National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
International Bicycle Motocross Federation *
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme *
Union Cycliste Internationale *