Gunārs Ķirsons

Gunārs Ķirsons (born 17 May 1951, in Omsk) is a Latvian entrepreneur, businessman and founder of the Latvian chain of restaurants. He is also the president of the Latvian Judo Federation.

Biography His father, Alberts Ķirsons, was a successful farmer during the first Republic of Latvia. In 1959, he returned to Latvia with his family from Soviet deportation. He studied at Riga’s 17th Vocational Technical School,

He has been a three-time Latvian champion in sambo and is also a Baltic states champion. In 2005, he founded the judo club “Lido” and serves as its president. In 2009, he was elected chairman of the board of the Latvian Judo Federation (no English article).

In 2000, he was awarded the Order of the Three Stars, 5th Class. That same year, he founded the catering company “Daba GK” and, through the company RIC, purchased a café in Mežaparks.