Kārlis Skrastiņš competed in ice hockey at a level that the sport still measures itself against.
The record lists Kārlis Skrastiņš as Latvian hockey player (1974-2011).
Kārlis Skrastiņš was born at Riga in 1974. His recorded nationality is Latvia.
By this period sport was fully international, televised and politicised, and an athlete's reach extended far past the field of play.
His clubs and national sides included Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers.
He competed at 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.
Sport is the rare field that publishes its own evidence: the result is the argument.
That the career was built from Latvia matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
Kārlis Skrastiņš died in 2011, aged 37. The results remain in the record, which is the only permanent form of an athletic career.
Achievements
- Represented Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers
- Competed at 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics
- Discipline: ice hockey
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