| Latvia at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Alberts Rumba (speed skating) |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Athletes for Latvia competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Alberts Rumba | 46.3 | 16 |
| 1500 m | Alberts Rumba | 2:28.9 | 14 |
| 5000 m | Alberts Rumba | 9:19.7 | 15 |
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a military patrol competition was held. Because of a snowstorm the night before the competition, the start of the event was delayed 45 minutes to the cleaning up of the track. The competition was contested over a 30 km (19 mi) distance with an elevation difference of 1,100 m (3,600 ft). The starting point was on a height of 2,108 m (6,916 ft), the highest point at 2,877 m (9,439 ft), and the goal in the valley at 1,850 m (6,070 ft). Nine countries with 36 military patrol runners participated in this event.
Sigmund Ruud was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Asbjørn, he dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s.
Argentina competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The nation sent two bobsleigh teams, which finished in fourth and fifth place in the event. This participation is the best performance in the Winter Olympics of Argentina and any other Latin American nation.
Estonia competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Lithuania competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Lithuania was represented by a single athlete, Kęstutis Bulota.
Athletes from Luxembourg competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Mexico competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It would be another 56 years before another Mexican team would attend the Winter Games.
Romania competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Austria competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Belgium competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Rudolf Burkert won the first Czechoslovak medal from the Winter Olympics. Libuše Veselá was the first Czechoslovak woman to take part in the Winter Olympics.
Norway competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Norway ranked first in the total medal count, as they had in the inaugural 1924 Games.
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The lone bronze medal won in men's ice hockey remains the lowest output by a host nation at a modern Olympic games.
Poland competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Hungary competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. These games marked the first time in Olympic History that Great Britain didn't take a gold medal.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The United States competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Skijoring was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Winter Olympics, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland from February 11 through 19, 1928. The sole skijoring event of the Games was held on February 12, the second day of the Games. The sport of skijoring is one in which a person on skis is pulled by dogs, horses, or a form of mechanized transportation such as a snowmobile. In the 1928 Olympics, athletes were towed behind horses.
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