Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Latvia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
in London
Competitors46 in 12 sports
Flag bearers Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (opening) [1]
Ineta Radēviča (closing)
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
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 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Latvian Olympic Committee sent a total of 46 athletes to the Games, 32 men and 14 women, to compete in 12 sports. Sixteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including silver medalist Ainārs Kovals in the men's javelin throw, and defending Olympic champion Māris Štrombergs in men's BMX cycling. Pistol shooter and Olympic gold medalist Afanasijs Kuzmins, the oldest of the team, at age 65, became the first Latvian athlete to compete in nine Olympic games (including three of his appearances under the Soviet Union), tying the record set by Austria's Hubert Raudaschl. Meanwhile, Jeļena Rubļevska, who won silver in Athens, became the first female modern pentathlete to compete at four Olympics, since the sport's introduction to women in 2000. Among the twelve sports played by the athletes, Latvia marked its Olympic debut in table tennis.

Latvia left London with only one gold and one bronze medal. Māris Štrombergs, who managed to successfully defend his Olympic title in the men's BMX cycling, became the first Latvian athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the post-Soviet era. [2] Meanwhile, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, who became Latvia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and his partner Jānis Šmēdiņš won the nation's first-ever Olympic medal in men's beach volleyball.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Māris Štrombergs Cycling Men's BMX 10 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš 		Volleyball Men's beach volleyball 9 August

Athletics

Latvian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [3] [4]

Key
Dace Lina in women's marathon. Dace Lina.jpg
Dace Lina in women's marathon.
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ronalds Arājs 100 m Withdrew due to injury
Dmitrijs Jurkevičs 1500 m 3:41.409—Did not advance
Igors Kazakēvičs 50 km walk —4:06:4745
Jānis Leitis 400 m 46.415—Did not advance
Arnis Rumbenieks 20 km walk —1:26:2645
Valērijs Žolnerovičs Marathon —DNF
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mareks Ārents Pole vault 5.3522Did not advance
Ainārs Kovals Javelin throw 79.1917Did not advance
Zigismunds Sirmais NM—Did not advance
Igors Sokolovs Hammer throw 72.7621Did not advance
Māris Urtāns Shot put 19.1327Did not advance
Vadims Vasiļevskis Javelin throw 72.8138Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Edgars Eriņš Result10.996.9813.451.9350.6215.2245.104.5057.354:35.88764922
Points863809695740786823769760698706
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Dace Lina Marathon —2:47:4798
Poļina Jeļizarova 3000 m steeplechase 9:27.214 Q9:38.5611
Agnese Pastare 20 km walk —1:31:5424
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Lauma Grīva Long jump 6.1028Did not advance
Līna Mūze Javelin throw 59.9113Did not advance
Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala 58.8620Did not advance
Madara Palameika 60.6210 q60.738
Ineta Radēviča Long jump 6.68 DQ5 q DQ6.88 DQ4 DQ
Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Aiga Grabuste Result13.651.7713.52DNS———DNF
Points10289417620———
Laura Ikauniece Result13.711.8312.6424.166.1351.272:12.1364147
Points10201016704965890885934

Canoeing

Sprint

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aleksejs Rumjancevs
Krists Straume 		Men's K-2 200 m 34.4475 Q34.1405 FB36.11011

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Aleksejs Saramotins Men's road race 5:46:3756

BMX

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Māris Štrombergs Men's BMX 38.6971182 Q103 Q37.576Gold medal icon.svg
Edžus Treimanis DNF32122 Q145Did not advance
Rihards Veide 38.75313193 q187Did not advance
Sandra Aleksejeva Women's BMX 41.75213—197Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Dmitrijs Trefilovs All-around 12.90014.23313.13314.73313.53314.03382.56538Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs Men's −81 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  Guilheiro  (BRA)
L 0002–0010		Did not advance
Jevgeņijs Borodavko Men's −100 kg Flag of American Samoa.svg  Liu  (ASA)
W 0100–0000		Flag of Germany.svg  Peters  (GER)
L 0000–0011		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)		Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		Riding
(show jumping)		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)		Total pointsFinal rank
ResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Deniss Čerkovskis Men's 23–1249522:10.782812322243297610:46.88132416557619
Jeļena Rubļevska Women's 25–10110002:26.933210406416113612:17.2215205252288

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Afanasijs Kuzmins 25 m rapid fire pistol 56917Did not advance

Swimming

Latvian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [5] [6]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Uvis Kalniņš 100 m freestyle 49.9630Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Gabriela Ņikitina 50 m freestyle 26.2639Did not advance

Table tennis

Latvia has qualified the following players.

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Matīss Burģis Men's singles ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hinse  (CAN)
W 4–3		Flag of Russia.svg  Smirnov  (RUS)
L 0–4		Did not advance

Volleyball

Beach

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš 		Men's Pool E
Flag of Germany.svg  Erdmann – Matysik  (GER)
W 2 – 1 (19–21, 23–21, 15–9)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Hernández – Villafañe  (VEN)
W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–16)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nummerdor – Schuil  (NED)
W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18)		1 QFlag of Norway.svg  Skarlund –
Spinnangr  (NOR)
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–16)		Flag of the United States.svg  Gibb –
Rosenthal  (USA)
W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–18, 15–11)		Flag of Brazil.svg  Alison –
Emanuel  (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (15–21, 20–22)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nummerdor –
Schuil  (NED)
W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–19, 15–11)		Bronze medal icon.svg
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Ruslans Sorokins 		Pool D
Flag of Poland.svg  Fijałek – Prudel  (POL)
W 2 – 1 (12–21, 21–15, 15–12)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Chiya – Goldschmidt  (RSA)
W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–10)
Flag of the United States.svg  Gibb – Rosenthal  (USA)
L 0 – 2 (10–21, 16–21)		3 QFlag of Germany.svg  Brink –
Reckermann  (GER)
L 0 – 2 (12–21, 17–21)		Did not advance9

Weightlifting

Latvia has qualified the following athletes.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Artūrs Plēsnieks Men's −105 kg 1751021553907

Wrestling

Latvia has qualified the following quota places.

Key
Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Armands Zvirbulis −84 kg ByeFlag of Venezuela.svg  Díaz  (VEN)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Gattsiev  (BLR)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance10
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Anastasija Grigorjeva −63 kg ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Pirozhkova  (USA)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Mongolia.svg  Battsetseg  (MGL)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance9

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