Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - Ko Vilnis Baltiņš (whanau i te 30 Paenga-whawha 1942 i Ugāle parish) he kaiwhakahaere hākinakina Latvian me te kaipatu kaipatu sprint Soviet o Latvia. Ko ia te perehitini tuatahi o te Komiti Olympic o Latvia (1988-2004). Hei kaipatu, i whakataetae ia i te waenganui ki te mutunga o nga 1960. I wikitoria ia i te mētara koura i te kaupapa K-1 4 x 500 m i te ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 1966
i te Rāwhiti o Berlin.