Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Latvia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
in Beijing
Competitors47 in 11 sports
Flag bearers Vadims Vasiļevskis (opening)
Māris Štrombergs (closing)
Medals
Ranked 45th
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 was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Latvian Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, 47 athletes including 29 men and 18 women represented Latvia in 11 different sports including athletics, basketball, canoeing, cycling, judo, modern pentathlon, shooting, swimming, tennis, volleyball and weightlifting.

Latvia won a total three medals at the games after Māris Štrombergs won gold in the men's BMX, Ainārs Kovals won silver in the men's javelin throw and Viktors Ščerbatihs won bronze in the men's weightlifting.

Competitors

In total, 47 athletes represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across 11 different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 12517
Basketball 01212
Canoeing 303
Cycling 505
Judo 202
Modern pentathlon 112
Shooting 101
Swimming 202
Tennis 101
Volleyball 202
Weightlifting 101
Total291847

Medalists

Latvia won a total of three medals at the games after Māris Štrombergs won gold in the men's BMX, Ainārs Kovals won silver in the men's javelin throw and Viktors Ščerbatihs won bronze in the weightlifting men's +105 kg category. [1]

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Māris Štrombergs Cycling Men's BMX
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ainārs Kovals Athletics Men's javelin throw
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Viktors Ščerbatihs Weightlifting Men's +105 kg

Athletics

In total, 17 Latvian athletes participated in the athletics events – Ronalds Arājs, Jolanta Dukure, Aiga Grabuste, Ingus Janevics, Jānis Karlivāns, Igors Kazakēvičs, Ainārs Kovals, Dmitrijs Miļkevičs, Staņislavs Olijars, Sinta Ozoliņa, Inna Poluškina, Ēriks Rags, Igors Sokolovs, Māris Urtāns, Vadims Vasiļevskis, Valērijs Žolnerovičs and Ieva Zunda. [1]

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ronalds Arājs 200 m 21.225Did not advance
Ingus Janevics 20 km walk DNS
50 km walk 4:12:4542
Igors Kazakēvičs 50 km walk 3:52:3816
Dmitrijs Miļkevičs 800 m 1:47.124Did not advance
Staņislavs Olijars 110 m hurdles DNSDid not advance
Valērijs Žolnerovičs 3,000 m steeplechase 8:37.6510Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ainārs Kovals Javelin throw 80.157 q86.64Silver medal icon.svg
Ēriks Rags 79.3313Did not advance
Igors Sokolovs Hammer throw 73.7219Did not advance
Māris Urtāns Shot put 19.5725Did not advance
Vadims Vasiļevskis Javelin throw 83.511 Q81.329
Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Jānis Karlivāns Result11.367.2614.851.8451.6115.2844.54DNSDNF
Points7828767806617428167570
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jolanta Dukure 20 km walk 1:41:0341
Inna Poluškina 3,000 m steeplechase 10:18.6014Did not advance
Ieva Zunda 400 m hurdles 57.435Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Sinta Ozoliņa Javelin throw 60.1312 q53.3811
Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Aiga Grabuste Result13.781.7712.7024.716.3639.022:16.876050 PB19*
Points1010941707914962649867

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. [2] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Grabuste moved up a position.

Basketball

In total, 12 Latvian athletes participated in the basketball events – Elīna Babkina, Gunta Baško, Aija Brumermane, Zane Eglīte, Anda Eibele, Liene Jansone, Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota, Dita Krūmberga, Ieva Kubliņ, Aija Putniņa, Zane Tamane and Ieva Tāre in the women's tournament. [1]

Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 550424319+10510 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 541339333+69
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 52332433287 [a]
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 523327360337 [a]
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 514334387536 [b]
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 514337354176 [b]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
9 August 2008
22:15
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5762Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 24–15, 17–12, 9–21
Pts: Jansone 24
Rebs: Tamane 6, Kubliņa 6
Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 6
Pts: Shchegoleva 12, Korstin 12
Rebs: Shchegoleva 12
Asts: Rakhmatulina 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG)
11 August 2008
16:45
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5779Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–19, 14–20, 8–19
Pts: Baško 19
Rebs: Jansone, Kubliņa, Tamane 6
Asts: Eglīte 3
Pts: Leuchanka 22
Rebs: Verameyenka 9
Asts: Marchanka 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB)
13 August 2008
14:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg7879Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Scoring by quarter:23–14, 13–17, 23–26, 19–22
Pts: Zakrzeski 16
Rebs: Santos, Zakrzeski 9
Asts: Pinto 4
Pts: Jēkabsone 25
Rebs: Kubliņa 7
Asts: Jēkabsone 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
15 August 2008
11:15
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg7396Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–22, 18–35, 17–20
Pts: Tāre 14
Rebs: Brumermane, Jansone 5
Asts: Tāre 4
Pts: Jackson 30
Rebs: Taylor 11
Asts: Harrower, Taylor 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG)
17 August 2008
14:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg7268Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–13, 18–9, 12–24
Pts: Park 17
Rebs: Lee 10
Asts: Lee 4
Pts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 22
Rebs: Tamane 11
Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Jose Carreon (PUR)

Canoeing

In total, three Latvian athletes participated in the canoeing events – Miķelis Ežmalis in the men's C-1 500 m and the Men's C-1 1,000 m and Krists Straume and Kristaps Zaļupe in the men's K-2 500 m and the Men's K-2 1,000 m. [1]

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Miķelis Ežmalis Men's C-1 500 m 1:54.8906 QS1:56.9076Did not advance
Men's C-1 1,000 m 4:13.7774 QS4:16.8209Did not advance
Krists Straume
Kristaps Zaļupe
Men's K-2 500 m 1:31.0204 QS1:32.6494Did not advance
Men's K-2 1,000 m 3:23.1985 QS3:23.4081 Q3:19.3877

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

In total, five Latvian athletes participated in the cycling events – Raivis Belohvoščiks, Ivo Lakučs, Artūrs Matisons, Gatis Smukulis and Māris Štrombergs. [1]

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Raivis Belohvoščiks Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 1:08:5436
Gatis Smukulis Men's road race 6:36:4868

BMX

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Ivo Lakučs Men's BMX 36.50916218Did not advance
Artūrs Matisons 36.072462 Q227Did not advance
Māris Štrombergs 35.910271 Q31 Q36.190Gold medal icon.svg

Judo

In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the judo events – Jevgeņijs Borodavko in the men's −90 kg category and Vsevolods Zeļonijs in the men's −73 kg category. [1]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vsevolods Zeļonijs Men's −73 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Wiłkomirski  (POL)
L 0010–0020
Did not advance
Jevgeņijs Borodavko Men's −90 kg Flag of Italy.svg  Meloni  (ITA)
L 0010–0100
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the modern pentathlon events – Deniss Čerkovskis in the men's competition and Jeļena Rubļevska in the women's competition. [1]

AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Deniss Čerkovskis Men's 18412114415–20247602:10.46291236112910889:29.96131124535211
Jeļena Rubļevska Women's 1813590827–8210482:22.942512082203198010:49.35181124526823

Shooting

In total, one Latvian athlete participated in the shooting events – Afanasijs Kuzmins in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol. [1]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Afanasijs Kuzmins 25 m rapid fire pistol 56517Did not advance

Swimming

In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the swimming events – Andrejs Dūda in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 200 m individual medley and Romāns Miloslavskis in the men's 100 m freestyle and men's 200 m freestyle. [1]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Andrejs Dūda 100 m butterfly 55.2059Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:04.1838Did not advance
Romāns Miloslavskis 100 m freestyle 50.4046Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:48.4125Did not advance

Tennis

In total, one Latvian athletes participated in the tennis events – Ernests Gulbis in the men's singles. [1]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ernests Gulbis Men's singles Flag of Russia.svg  Davydenko  (RUS)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Volleyball

In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the volleyball events – Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs in the beach volleyball men's tournament. [1]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Men's Pool B
Flag of the United States.svg  Dalhausser Rogers  (USA)
W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–18)
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Baracetti Conde  (ARG)
L 0 – 2 (21–23, 19–21)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heuscher Heyer  (SUI)
W 2 – 1 (21–17, 21–23, 15–13)
1 QFlag of Austria.svg  Gosch
Horst  (AUT)
L 0 – 2 (17–21, 18–21)
Did not advance

Weightlifting

In total, one Latvian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Viktors Ščerbatihs in the men's +105 kg category. [1]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Viktors Ščerbatihs Men's +105 kg 20632423448Bronze medal icon.svg

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.