Guntars Mankus

Guntars Mankus, born on 5 July 1969, is a Latvian orienteer, rogainer and adventure racer. In rogaining, the long distance team navigation sport, he won the Mixed Open title at the 5th World Rogaining Championships in Lesná, Czech Republic, in 2002 with Anita Liepina and Raimonds Lapins, took bronze with the same team in Arizona in 2004, and regained the title at the 7th championships in Warrumbungles, Australia. Later Mixed Open results with Irita Pukite include silver at the 13th championships in Finland and gold at the 18th in California. He also won the European Rogaining Championships in 2005 and 2016. In 2014 he became World Champion in precision orienteering at the World Trail Orienteering Championships in Lavarone, Italy.