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 competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

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

Biathlon

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

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

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

Men
AthleteSPFSTFPRank
Konstantin Kostin 182231.020
Women
AthleteSPFSTFPRank
Alma Lepina 222031.520

Freestyle skiing

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

Luge

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

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References

  1. "UZZIŅA - Latvijas karognesēji ziemas olimpiskajās spēlēs" (in Latvian). Diena.lv. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  2. Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics