Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | LAT |
NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 47 (34 men and 13 women) in 12 sports |
Flag bearer | Einārs Tupurītis |
Medals Ranked 61st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Latvia was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Latvian Olympic Committee.
In total, 47 athletes including 34 men and 13 women represented Latvia in 12 different sports including athletics, boxing, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and wrestling. Latvia won one medal at the games after Ivans Klementjevs claimed silver in the canoeing men's C-1 1000 m.
In total, 29 athletes represented Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across 12 different sports. [1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletic | 11 | 6 | 17 |
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cycling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mondern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rowing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Weightlifting | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 34 | 13 | 47 |
Latvia won one medal at the games when Ivans Klementjevs claimed silver in the canoeing men's C-1 1000 m. [1]
In total, 17 Latvian athletes participated in the athletic events – Jeļena Blaževiča, Jeļena Čelnova, Aigars Fadejevs, Valentīna Gotovska, Sergejs Inšakovs, Lana Jēkabsone, Igors Kazanovs, Anita Liepiņa, Modris Liepiņš, Aleksandrs Obižajevs, Guntis Peders, Rojs Piziks, Aleksandrs Prokopčuks, Gundega Sproģe, Egīls Tēbelis and Einārs Tupurītis. [1]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aigars Fadejevs | 20 km walk | — | 1:20:47 | 6 | |||||
Sergejs Inšakovs | 100 m | 10.42 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
200 m | 20.41 | 2 Q | 20.58 | 4 Q | 20.48 | 7 | did not advance | ||
Igors Kazanovs | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 | 27 q | 13.42 | 8 Q | 14.13 | 7 | did not advance | |
Modris Liepiņš | 50 km walk | — | 4:01:12 | 23 | |||||
Guntis Peders | 110 m hurdles | 13.72 | 25 Q | 13.59 | 19 | did not advance | |||
Aleksandrs Prokopčuks | Marathon | — | 2:21.50 | 51 | |||||
Einārs Tupurītis | 800 m | 1:45.88 | 2 Q | — | 1:46.41 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Egīls Tēbelis | 400 m hurdles | 50.73 | 4 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Aleksandrs Obižajevs | Pole vault | 5.40 | 27 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rojs Piziks | Result | 11.40 | 6.86 | 14.60 | 2.16 | 51.48 | 15.20 | 45.90 | 5.00 | 58.40 | 4:30.88 | 7994 | 23 |
Points | 774 | 781 | 765 | 953 | 748 | 825 | 785 | 910 | 714 | 739 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jeļena Čelnova | 5000 m | 15:59.00 | 12 | did not advance | |||||
Lana Jēkabsone | 400 m hurdles | 56.18 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Anita Liepiņa | 10 km walk | — | 45:35 | 22 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Jeļena Blaževiča | Triple jump | 14.24 | 10 Q | 14.12 | 8 |
Valentīna Gotovska | Long jump | 6.08 | 27 | did not advance | |
Gundega Sproģe | Triple jump | 13.67 | 19 | did not advance |
Source: [2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the boxing events – Romāns Kukļins. [1]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Romāns Kukļins | Heavyweight | ![]() L 6-16 | did not advance | ||||
Source: [2]
Three Latvian athletes participated in the canoeing events – Dzintra Blūma, Aldis Kļaviņš and Ivans Klementjevs. [1]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | ||
Aldis Kļaviņš | Men's K-1 | 166.08 | 25 | 152.67 | 15 | 152.67 | 21 |
Dzintra Blūma | Women's K-1 | DNF | AC | 372.81 | 28 | 372.81 | 30 |
Source: [2]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ivans Klementjevs | C-1 1000 m | 4:24.678 | 3 QS | — | 4:10.455 | 1 Q | 3:54.954 | ![]() |
Source: [2]
Seven Latvian athletes participated in the cycling events – Viesturs Bērziņš, Ainārs Ķiksis, Kaspars Ozers, Dainis Ozols, Arvis Piziks, Juris Silovs and Romāns Vainšteins. [1]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Kaspars Ozers | Men's road race | 04:56:43 | 22 |
Dainis Ozols | 04:56:51 | 92 | |
Arvis Piziks | 04:56:33 | 18 | |
Juris Silovs | 04:56:44 | 31 | |
Romāns Vainšteins | 04:56:54 | 106 |
Source: [2]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Ainārs Ķiksis | Men's time trial | 1:05.457 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Repechage | 3rd round | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Classification 5-8 | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | |||
Viesturs Bērziņš | Men's sprint | 10.463 | 9 Q | ![]() W 11.008 | BYE | ![]() W 11.044 | BYE | ![]() L 10.808 | ![]() ![]() L 10.808 | did not advance |
Source: [2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the gymnastics events – Ludmila Prince. [1]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
Ludmila Prince | Individual all-around | 9.4759.537 | 9.0009.150 | 8.4128.700 | 9.3629.550 | 73.186 | 58 | did not advance |
Source: [2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the modern pentathlon events – Vjačeslavs Duhanovs. [1]
Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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Points | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP points | Wins | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
Vjačeslavs Duhanovs | Men's | 173 | 20 | 1012 | 3:23.29 | 17 | 1248 | 15 | 18 | 790 | 150 | 18 | 950 | 13:13.380 | 17 | 1186 | 5186 | 22 |
Source: [2]
Four Latvian athletes participated in the rowing events – Uģis Lasmanis, Liene Lutere, Sanita Ozoliņa and Andris Reinholds. [1]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Uģis Lasmanis Andris Reinholds | Double sculls | 6:52.80 | 2 R | 6:51.19 | 1 SA/B | — | 6:40.68 | 5 FB | 6:20.82 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | Double sculls | 7:36.18 | 4 R | 7:48.02 | 2 SA/B | — | 7:32.00 | 6 FB | 7:06.47 | 11 |
Source: [2]
Two Latvian athletes participated in the sailing events – Ansis Dāle and Ilona Dzelme. [1]
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Ansis Dāle | Mistral | 24 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 134.0 | 20 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Ilona Dzelme | Mistral | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 113.0 | 18 |
Source: [2]
Two Latvian athletes participated in the shooting events – Afanasijs Kuzmins and Boriss Timofejevs. [1]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 585 | 10 | did not advance | |
10 m air pistol | 574 | 29 | did not advance | ||
Boriss Timofejevs | Skeet | 122 | 6 Q | 145 | 6 |
Source: [2]
Four Latvian athletes participated in the swimming events – Artūrs Jakovļevs, Margarita Kalmikova, Valērijs Kalmikovs and Agnese Ozoliņa. [1]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Artūrs Jakovļevs | 100 m butterfly | 56.62 | 49 | did not advance | |||
Valērijs Kalmikovs | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.07 | 17 q | 2:16.23 | 13 | did not advance | |
200 m individual medley | 2:06.16 | 21 | did not advance | ||||
400 m individual medley | 4:28.04 | 18 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Margarita Kalmikova | 200 m breaststroke | 2:39.63 | 31 | did not advance | |||
Agnese Ozoliņa | 50 m freestyle | 27.65 | 47 | did not advance |
Source: [2]
Five Latvian athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Raimonds Bergmanis, Vladimirs Morozovs, Viktors Ščerbatihs, Ivars Zdanovskis and Dainis Zīlītis. [1]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Vladimirs Morozovs | −54 kg | 100.0 | 19 | 122.5 | 19 | 222.5 | 19 |
Dainis Zīlītis | −83 kg | 145.0 | 15 | 167.5 | 15 | 312.5 | 15 |
Ivars Zdanovskis | −99 kg | 150.0 | 22 | 187.5 | 19 | 337.5 | 20 |
Viktors Ščerbatihs | −108 kg | 177.5 | 12 | 212.5 | 11 | 390.0 | 10 |
Raimonds Bergmanis | +108 kg | 177.5 | 12 | 225.0 | 10 | 402.5 | 9 |
Source: [2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the wrestling events – Aigars Jansons. [1]
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | |||||||
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Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank | ||
Aigars Jansons | −57 kg | ![]() W 4-3 | ![]() L 1-7 | ![]() W 9-2 | ![]() L 4-9 | — | 9 | did not advance |
Source: [2]