Latvia at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Latvia at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
in Paris
Competitors	41
Flag bearer	Arvīds Ķibilds [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Latvia competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ten athletes represented Latvia in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vilis Cimmermans	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	12	did not advance
	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
Artūrs Gedvillo	100 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
Gvido Jekals	100 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
	Decathlon	N/A						5981.670	14
Alfrēds Kalniņš	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		did not advance
Arvīds Ķibilds	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		did not advance
	Shot put	N/A				12.53	9	did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A				35.79	6	did not advance
	Javelin throw	N/A				50.15	8	did not advance
Artūrs Motmillers	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	13	did not advance
	10000 m	N/A						32:44.0	10
Jānis Oja	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4	did not advance
Alfrēds Ruks	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		did not advance
Oto Seviško	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
Teodors Sukatnieks	Discus throw	N/A				35.985	9	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

A single boxer represented Latvia at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics. Gutmans lost his only bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ernests Gūtmans	Lightweight	Nicolares  (URU) L	did not advance				17

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent   Uruguay 0 1 .000 Total 0 1 .000

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 0 0 – Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 1 .000

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Latvia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Roberts Plūme	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	3	did not advance
Artūrs Zeiberliņš	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	did not advance
Andrejs Aspītis Roberts Plūme Fridrihs Ukstiņš Arturs Zeiberliņš	Team pursuit	Unknown	2	N/A		did not advance		N/A		did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

Round 1

Bye

Round 2

May 27, 1924

France	7–0	Latvia
Crut 17'28'55' Nicolas 25'50' Boyer 71'87'	Report

Stade de Paris

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)

Final rank

9th place

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Kārlis Leilands	Men's +82.5 kg	77.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	132.5	497.5	5
Alberts Ozoliņš	Men's -75 kg	67.5	82.5	77.5	X	112.5	340	25
Ēriks Rauska	Men's -67.5 kg	65	X	75	80	105	325	21
Ēriks Reihmanis	Men's -82.5 kg	65	82.5	85	85	112.5	430	15

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Arnolds Baumanis	Light heavyweight	Sax  (AUT) W	Nielsen  (DEN) L	Retired L	did not advance				—N/a	=12
Alberts Krievs	Bantamweight	van Maaren  (NED) L	Magyar  (HUN) L	did not advance				—N/a		=17
Jānis Polis	Heavyweight	Larsen  (DEN) L	Giuria  (ITA) W	Pothier  (BEL) W	Badó  (HUN) L	did not advance		—N/a		=5
Rūdolfs Ronis	Lightweight	Christoffel  (BEL) W	Akbaş  (TUR) W	Praks  (EST) W	Keresztes  (HUN) L	Retired L	Did not advance	—N/a		=9
Jānis Rudzīts	Featherweight	Mezulian  (AUT) L	Eriksen  (DEN) L	did not advance						=18
Kārlis Vilciņš	Middleweight	Doll  (NED) W	Christoffersen  (DEN) L	Grbić  (YUG) L	did not advance				—N/a	=15

References

1. "Arvīds Ķibilds". olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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