Rīgas Politehniskā institūta absolventa, inženiera un orientierista Rodrigo Slaviņa dzīvesdarbība un ieguldījums orientēšanās sportā

Abstract

The authors of the article have gathered information on the achievements and characterized the work of a former student of Riga Polytechnic Institute – Rodrigo Slaviņš. In response to the forthcoming 85th anniversary of the famous Latvian persona – Rodrigo Slaviņš – an engineer, an athlete ( the Master of Sports of the USSR in orienteering), one of the coordinators and organizers of the Latvian sports life, one of the founders of the mass sports event «Magnēts» (which has been organised already for 50 years), as well as a grandfather and husband, the authors of the article aim to contribute to and celebrate the history of Riga Technical University.