Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Latvia at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Latvia.svg
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
in Sydney
Competitors45 (30 men, 15 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Voldemārs Lūsis
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (1908–1912)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Latvia won their first summer Olympic gold medal at these games. 45 competitors, 30 men and 15 women, took part in 47 events in 13 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Igors Vihrovs Gymnastics Men's floor exercises
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aigars Fadejevs Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vsevolods Zeļonijs Judo Men's lightweight

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Uģis Brūvelis 50 km walk 4:11:4135
Aigars Fadejevs 20 km walk 1:22:4314
50 km walk 3:43:40 Med 2.png
Viktors Lācis 800 m 1:46.943 q1:47.246Did not advance
Modris Liepiņš 50 km walk 3:48:369
Staņislavs Olijars 110 m hurdles 13.562 Q13.343 Q13.504Did not advance
Māris Putenis 20 km walk DQAC
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Voldemārs Lūsis Javelin throw 80.0818Did not advance
Ēriks Rags 75.7526Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka 5000 m 15:09.454 Q14:55.469
10000 m 32:32.878 Q32:17.7219
Jolanta Dukure 20 km walk 1:36.5430
Irina Latve 800 m 2:06:0529Did not advance
Anita Liepiņa 20 km walk 1:39.1737
Anita Trumpe 100 m hurdles 13.7733Did not advance
Irēna Žauna 400 m hurdles 57.7923Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Valentīna Gotovska Long jump 6.4719Did not advance
Līga Kļaviņa High Jump NMACDid not advance
Inga Kožarenoka Javelin Throw 53.8330Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jefimijs Klementjevs C-1 1000 m 3:58.8404 QS4:01.3002 Q4:00.9317

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Raivis Belohvoščiks Men's road race DNF
Men's time trial 59:5715
Andris Naudužs Men's road race DNF
Dainis Ozols Men's road race DNF
Men's time trial 1:00:4621
Arvis Piziks Men's road race 5:30:4622
Andris Reiss 5:42:0181

Track

1000m time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Gvido Miezis Men's 1000m time trial 1:08.11316
Men's Sprint
AthleteEventQualifying round1/161/16 repechage1/8 final1/8 repechageClassification 9-12Quarter-finalsClassification 5–8Semi-finalsFinals
TimeRankRankRankRankRankRankRankRankRankTimeRank
Viesturs Bērziņš Men's sprint 10.3435 QFlag of Japan.svg  Ota  (JPN)
W 11.008
BYEFlag of Germany.svg  van Eijden  (GER)
L 10.682
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  MacLean  (GBR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Arrue  (USA)
L
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Buráň  (CZE)
Flag of the United States.svg  Arrue  (USA)
Flag of Australia.svg  Hill  (AUS)
L
Did not advance10
Team sprint
AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Viesturs Bērziņš
Ainārs Ķiksis
Ivo Lakučs
Men's team sprint 45.589
59.225
6 QFlag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
L 46.625
58.033
8Did not advance
Men's Keirin
AthleteEventFirst roundFirst repechageSecond roundFinals
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ainārs Ķiksis Men's keirin DNFAC1 QDNFDid not advance

Fencing

One female fencer represented Latvia in 2000.

Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jūlija Vansoviča Women's épée Flag of Chile.svg  Bravo  (CHI)
W 15–5
Flag of Hungary.svg  Szalay-Horváth  (HUN)
W 15–13
Flag of Hungary.svg  Nagy  (HUN)
L 10–15
Did not advance16

Gymnastics

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Igors Vihrovs Floor Exercise 9.662 Q8.4629.3759.5879.5009.60056.18626 Q9.8129.812 Med 1.png

Judo

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vsevolods Zeļonijs −73 kg BYEFlag of Haiti.svg  Laraque  (HAI)
W 1001–0000
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Shturbabin  (UZB)
W 1010–0000
Flag of Italy.svg  Maddaloni  (ITA)
L 0001–0011
BYEFlag of Tunisia.svg  Moussa  (TUN)
W 1000–0010
Flag of France.svg  Kheder  (FRA)
W 1110–0100
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Yong-sin  (KOR)
W 1000–0000
Med 3.png

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP PointsTimeRankMP pointsWinsRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Deniss Čerkovskis Men's 1741910246246002:12.04191180133129679:27.3571132490318
Jeļena Rubļevska Women's 169189641529602:29.072011101451495511:04.818106250518

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinals C-DSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Andris Reinholds Single sculls 7:06.283 R7:06.401 SA/B7:15.044 FBDQAC

Sailing

Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Vita Matīse Mistral 1819172220132318202423170.022
Žaklīna Litauniece Europe 242627262420242524262521827

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Afanasijs Kuzmins 25 m rapid fire pistol 5856 Q681.38
Boriss Timofejevs Skeet 12212Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Artūrs Jakovļevs 100 m butterfly 56.6356Did not advance
Valērijs Kalmikovs 100 m breaststroke 1:04.0234Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:16.2119Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:04.1824Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Margarita Kalmikova 200 m breaststroke 2:35.6928Did not advance
Agnese Ozoliņa 50 m freestyle 27.2844Did not advance
100 m freestyle 59.2845Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Sergejs Lazovskis −94 kg 155.018200.016355.018
Raimonds Bergmanis +105 kg 180DNFDNF
Viktors Ščerbatihs 202.55250.06452.56

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Final round
Result
Rank
Igors Samušonoks −85 kg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Justin Abdou  (CAN)
L 2–3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yoel Romero  (CUB)
L 0–3
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Magomed Kurugliyev  (KAZ)
W 7–6
3Did not advance11

Notes

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References

  1. "Latvia at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2012.