Ernests Zēbolds

Ernests Zēbolds (born 3 June 1999) is a Latvian cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. He competed at thee 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he placed eighth overall.

Early life He started BMX freestyle at ten years-old. In 2022, he finished in fifth place at the 2022 European BMX Championships in Munich.

In 2023, he won the Latvian national championships. That year, he finished in fourth place in the 2023 European Games. He reached the final of Freestyle Park competition at the UCI World Cycling Championships in Glasgow in August 2023.

In June 2024, he qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Competing at the Games on 30 July 2024, he qualified for the final. Zēbolds finished sixth in the first final run. Although he improved in the second and scored personal best in his career, he finished in eighth place.

He qualified for the semi-finals of the 2024 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in the Freestyle in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in December 2024. Zebolds scored 79.12 and 73.30 points in the qualifying heats, for an average of 76.21 points, which was the 15th best result out of 43 athletes with the 24 best scorers qualified for the semi-finals.

Personal life He based himself in Australia for a few months after the 2024 Olympics preparation for the World Championships, but later moved to Liepāja in Western Latvia. He has been described as an influencer.

Competitive history All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

As of August 7th, 2024

Olympic Games EventFreestyle Park 2024 Paris 8th UCI Cycling World Championships EventFreestyle Park 2018 Chengdu 20th 2019 Chengdu — 2021 Montpellier 21st 2022 Abu Dhabi 32nd 2023 Glasgow 13th UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup