Men
LAT
Endijs Vigants
LAT- Date of birth28 Nov 1996
- Height193 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Coach
- HometownJelgava
- Place of birthJelgava
- Start skatingHe began skating in 2010 in Ozolnieki, Latvia.
- Club SK Zemgale: Jelgava, LAT
- HobbiesVisiting new places, cycling, inline skating. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish, Latvian, Russian
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Placing seventh in the 5000m relay at the 2019 European Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2022)
He was flag bearer for Latvia at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Winter World University Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation. (jelgava.lv, 22 Feb 2019)
"Fake it until you make it!" (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
US basketball player Kobe Bryant, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, US speed skater Shani Davis, US short track skater Apolo Anton Ohno, Latvian speed skater and short track skater Haralds Silovs. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Coach Evita Krievane. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
He sustained a cut to his foot due to contact with another skater during the 1500m heats at the 2021 World Cup event in Beijing, People's Republic of China. He was unable to continue the race and did not compete at the following week's World Cup event in Nagoya, Japan. (Instagram profile, 31 Oct 2021; jelgava.lv, 26 Oct 2021)
He sustained an ankle injury in 2017 that kept him out of action for four months. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
He sustained an ankle injury in 2017 that kept him out of action for four months. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2022)
He was inspired to try the sport after watching fellow Latvian speed skater and short track skater Haralds Silovs compete at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
