Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Latvia at the
1992 Winter Olympics
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
in Albertville
Competitors23 (19 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Jānis Ķipurs [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Latvia was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Latvian Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, 23 athletes including 19 men and four women represented Latvia in six different sports including biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing and luge.

The games marked the first time since 1936 that Latvia had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympics. Latvian athletes had competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.

Competitors

In total, 23 athletes represented Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across six different sports. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Biathlon 404
Bobsleigh 88
Cross-country skiing 101
Figure skating 112
Freestyle skiing 202
Luge 336
Total19423

Biathlon

Four Latvian athletes participated in the biathlon events – Aivars Bogdanovs, Ilmārs Bricis, Oļegs Maļuhins and Gundars Upenieks. [2]

The biathlon events took place at Les Saisies from 11 to 20 February 1992. [3] [4]

Men
EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank
10 km Sprint Gundars Upenieks 128:32.744
Aivars Bogdanovs 128:24.240
Ilmārs Bricis 128:23.339
Oļegs Maļuhins 027:17.713
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank
20 km Oļegs Maļuhins 1'00:10.161'06:10.169
Aivars Bogdanovs 1'00:28.541'04:28.562
Ilmārs Bricis 59:27.351'04:27.361
Gundars Upenieks 1'01:01.611'02:01.635
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
AthletesRace
Misses 1TimeRank
Oļegs Maļuhins
Aivars Bogdanovs
Ilmārs Bricis
Gundars Upenieks
31'33:31.116
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Eight Latvian athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Boriss Artemjevs, Ivars Bērzups, Zintis Ekmanis, Aldis Intlers, Adris Plūksna, Sandis Prūsis, Otomārs Rihters and Juris Tone. [2]

The bobsleigh events took place at La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in La Plagne from 15 to 22 February 1992. [5] [6]

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
LAT-1 Zintis Ekmanis
Aldis Intlers
Two-man1:00.94141:01.57161:01.88181:01.94184:06.3316
LAT-2 Sandis Prūsis
Adris Plūksna
Two-man1:00.92131:01.40131:01.56131:01.74164:05.6215
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
LAT-1 Sandis Prūsis
Juris Tone
Ivars Bērzups
Adris Plūksna
Four-man59.051959.071658.72859.08133:55.9214
LAT-2 Zintis Ekmanis
Aldis Intlers
Boriss Artemjevs
Otomārs Rihters
Four-man59.021658.991359.351859.36163:56.7216

Cross-country skiing

One Latvian athlete participated in the cross-country skiing events – Jānis Hermanis. [2]

The cross-country skiing events also took place at Les Saisies from 9 to 22 February 1992. [7]

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
10 km
C
Jānis Hermanis 35:49.888
15 km
pursuit1
F
Jānis Hermanis 53:12.978
30 km
C
Jānis Hermanis 1'44:43.277
50 km
F
Jānis Hermanis 2'37:24.366
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Figure skating

Two Latvian athletes participated in the figure skating events – Konstantin Kostin and Alma Lepina. [2]

The figure skating events took place at La halle de glace Olympique in Albertville from 9 to 21 February 1992. [8]

Men
AthleteSPFSTFPRank
Konstantin Kostin 182231.020
Women
AthleteSPFSTFPRank
Alma Lepina 222031.520

Freestyle skiing

Two Latvian athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Normunds Aplociņš and Dans Jansons. [2]

The freestyle skiing events took place at Tignes from 12 to 13 February 1992. [9] [10]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimePointsRankTimePointsRank
Dans Jansons Moguls34.9812.9342did not advance
Normunds Aplociņš 34.7617.0334did not advance

Luge

Six Latvian athletes participated in the luge events – Agris Elerts, Iluta Gaile, Anna Orlova, Aivars Polis, Roberts Suharevs and Evija Šulce. [2]

The luge events also took place at La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in La Plagne from 9 to 14 February 1992. [11] [12]

Men
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Agris Elerts 45.7851245.9061546.4561346.527163:04.67413

(Men's) Doubles

AthletesRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aivars Polis
Roberts Suharevs
46.9881346.961111:33.94911
Women
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Iluta Gaile 47.4121647.192947.3771447.314173:09.29515
Evija Šulce 47.3861547.3261547.3881547.107133:09.20714
Anna Orlova 47.2631247.2931347.161747.081123:08.79811

References

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  7. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. "Figure Skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2014 via LA84 Foundation.
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  11. "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2014 via LA84 Foundation.
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