| Latvia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | LAT |
| NPC | Latvian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 18 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers | Edgars Bergs (opening) Aigars Apinis (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 45th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1988) | |
Latvia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Aigars Apinis | Athletics | Men's discus throw F33/F34/F52 |
 Silver | Aigars Apinis | Athletics | Men's shot put F33/F34/F52 |
| Silver | Edgars Bergs | Athletics | Men's Shot put F35/F36 |
| Event | Athletes | Classification | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Discus throw | Aigars Apinis | F33/F34/F52 | 20.47 m WR | |
| Edgars Bergs | F35/F36 | 47.02 m SB | 5 | |
| Shot put | Aigars Apinis | F33/F34/F52 | 10.02 m WR | |
| Edgars Bergs | F35/F36 | 15.54 m PB | | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Liene Gruzīte | T37 | 100m | 16.83 | 17 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Liene Gruzīte | F35-38 | Javelin throw | 19.17 | 807 | 15 |
| F37-38 | Shot put | 7.66 | 747 | 18 | |
| Ingrīda Priede | F37-38 | Discus throw | 27.64 | 933 | 6 |
| Shot put | 9.21 | 807 | 17 | ||
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage Round | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Kaspars Biezais | -73 kg |  Krieger (GER)L 0000-1001 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aigars Višņevskisk | 48kg | 122.5 | 9 |
The Latvian women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 8 teams.
| 7 September 2008 21:00 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0–3 |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (4–25, 7–25, 16–25) | ||||
| 9 September 2008 12:00 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 3-1 | Latvia (LAT) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (16–25, 25–16, 25–16, 25–19) | ||||
| 10 September 2008 9:00 | Latvia (LAT) | 0–3 |  United States (USA) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (12–25, 17–25, 11–25) | ||||
| 12 September 2008 13:00 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3-0 | Latvia (LAT) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (25–10, 25–12, 25–13) | ||||
| 13 September 2008 20:00 | Latvia (LAT) | 3-2 |  Japan (JPN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (25–19, 20–25, 25–18, 19–25, 25–16) | ||||
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