Latvia participated at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands held between 28 July and 12 August 1928. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1924 Games.
The Latvian team consisted of 15 athletes who competed across five sports.[a]Alberts Zvejnieks served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Latvia did not win any medal in the Games, and had not won an Olympic medal previously.
Background
The 1924 Summer Olympics marked Latvia's first participation in the Olympic Games. After the nation made its debut in the Summer Olympics at the 1924 Games, this edition of the Games in 1928 marked the nation's second appearance at the Summer Games.[1]
The 1928 Summer Olympics was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands between 28 July and 12 August 1928.[2][3] The Latvian team consisted of 15 athletes who competed across five sports.[a][4][5]Alberts Zvejnieks served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[6] Latvia did not win any medal in the Games, and had not won an Olympic medal previously.[1]
Competitors
Latvia sent 15 athletes who competed in five sports at the Games.[a][4][5]
Athletics competitions were held between 29 July and 5 August 1928 at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam. Women were allowed to compete in the event for the first time.[7] Latvia had six participants including two women in the Games.[5]Staņislavs Petkēvičs participated in two of the men's events, and achieved a best place result of seventh in the 5000 m race.[4] In the Marathon event, Artūrs Motmillers was classified 38th and Vilis Cimmermanis did not finish the event.[8] None of the other athletes advanced to the final in their respective competitions.[4]
Cycling competitions were held at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam.[9] Five cyclists, all men, represented Latvia in two events at the Games.[5] In both the events, Latvia did not qualify for the final rounds.[4]
Sailing competitions were held at Buiten-IJ in Amsterdam.[10] Latvia had a lone participant Kurts Klāsens in the 12' Dinghy event.[4] In the event, eight races were held amongst 20 competitors who were separated into two groups of 10. The groups were changed across races. Top ten finishes from the first four races advanced to the final four races. Final placements were determined by the summation of ordinal ranks in all eight individual races, with the lowest scorers awarded the medals.[11] Klāsens qualified for the final four races by virtue of a tenth place finish after the first four races. He was classified tenth in the final classification.[4]
Weightlifting competitions were held at Krachtsportgebouw in Amsterdam.[12] Latvia had a lone participant Kārlis Leilands in the heavyweight category.[5] In the event, Leilands lifted a total of 355kg (783lb) to be ranked fourth. He missed out on the bronze medal by 2.5kg (5.5lb).[13]
Art competitions were awarded medals as part of the Games. However, the International Olympic Committee later classified these art competitions as unofficial Olympic events, and these do not appear in the IOC database. The medals were not counted towards the final medal tally.[18]
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 Art competitions were held as part of the 1928 Summer Olympics, and Latvia had two participants in these competitions. However, the International Olympic Committee later classified these art competitions as unofficial Olympic events, and these do not appear in the IOC database. The medals were not counted towards the final medal tally.
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