Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Latvia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors33 in 14 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Agnis Čavars
Jeļena Ostapenko
Flag bearer (closing) Pāvels Švecovs
Medals
Ranked 59th
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 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games and twelfth overall in Summer Olympic history.

Contents

After finishing with no medals five years prior, Latvia won two medals in Tokyo, with one of them being gold.

Medalists

The following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Latvia men's national 3x3 team
Basketball Men's 3×3 tournament July 28
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Artūrs Plēsnieks Weightlifting Men's 109 kg August 3

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 358
Basketball 404
Canoeing 101
Cycling 314
Equestrian 101
Judo 101
Karate 101
Modern pentathlon 101
Shooting 011
Swimming 112
Tennis 022
Volleyball 224
Weightlifting 202
Wrestling 011
Total201333

Athletics

Latvian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Arnis Rumbenieks Men's 50 km walk 4:13:3337
Ruslans Smolonskis DSQ
Līga Velvere Women's 800 m DNFDid not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Gatis Čakšs Men's javelin throw 78.7318Did not advance
Anete Kociņa Women's javelin throw 58.8422Did not advance
Līna Mūze 57.3326Did not advance
Madara Palameika 60.9412 q58.7011
Laura Igaune Women's hammer throw 68.5320Did not advance

Basketball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Latvia men's 3×3 Men's 3×3 tournament Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
W 21–14
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
L 20–21
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 18–17
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 21–18
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
L 16–22
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC
L 19–15
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 22–18
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 21–18
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
W 21–8
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC
W 21–18
Gold medal icon.svg

3×3 basketball

Men's tournament

Latvia men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Games by winning a bronze medal at the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [4]

Team roster

The players were announced on 6 July 2021. [5]

Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 77013891+47 Semifinals
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 74 [lower-alpha 1] 31261271
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 74 [lower-alpha 1] 3133129+4 Quarterfinals
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 74 [lower-alpha 1] 3132129+3
5Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 7341161259
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)72 [lower-alpha 2] 512313411
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 72 [lower-alpha 2] 512013010
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 72 [lower-alpha 2] 511914223
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
  2. 1 2 3 Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
11:35
v
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1421Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Pts: Hicks 8Pts: Miezis 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Edmond Ho (HKG)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
18:40
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2021Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Pts: Lasmanis 11Pts: Vervoort 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Edmond Ho (HKG)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
15:00
v
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1718Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Pts: Hu 12Pts: Lasmanis 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
22:25
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2118Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Pts: Lasmanis 7Pts: Tominaga 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
15:25
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1622Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Pts:three players 5Pts: Majstorović 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
22:00
v
ROC  Russian Olympic Committee flag.png1915Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Pts: Zuev 7Pts: Lasmanis 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
18:25
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2218Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Pts: Miezis 9Pts: Van der Horst 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
Quarterfinal
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
22:20
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2118Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Pts: Krūmiņš 9Pts: Tominaga 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
Semifinal
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
18:40
v
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg821Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Pts: Vervoort 5Pts: Lasmanis 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
Gold medal match
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
22:25
v
ROC  Russian Olympic Committee flag.png1821Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Pts: Karpenkov 7Pts: Lasmanis 10
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

Canoeing

Sprint

Latvia qualified a single boat (men's K-1 200 m) for the Games with a top-two finish at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary. [6]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Roberts Akmens Men's K-1 200 m 35.4482 SFBye35.6884 FA36.0148

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

Cycling

Road

Latvia entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 32 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [7]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Krists Neilands Men's road race 6:15:3833
Toms Skujiņš Men's road race 6:11:4622
Men's time trial 1:02:04.9330

BMX

Latvia received two quota places (one per gender) for BMX at the Olympics by topping the field of nations vying for qualification in the men's race at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships and by finishing among the top three nations for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of June 1, 2021. [8] [9]

Race
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Helvijs Babris Men's race 155Did not advance
Vineta Pētersone Women's race 166Did not advance

Equestrian

Latvia entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe), marking the country's debut in the sport. [10]

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Kristaps Neretnieks Valour Individual 0=1 Q1388.7523

Judo

Latvia qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. Two-time Olympian Jevgeņijs Borodavko accepted a continental berth from the European zone as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [11]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jevgeņijs Borodavko Men's −100 kg Flag of Hungary.svg  Cirjenics  (HUN)
LFUS
Did not advance

Karate

Latvia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2019 European Games champion Kalvis Kalniņš secured a place in the men's kumite 67-kg category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the European zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings. [12]

Kumite
AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kalvis Kalniņš Men's –67 kg Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Al-Masatfa  (JOR)
L 3–8
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Madera  (VEN)
W 4–2
Flag of France.svg  Da Costa  (FRA)
L 2–11
Olympic flag.svg  Derafshipour  (EOR)
L 3–5
4Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Latvia entered one modern pentathlete into the Olympic competition. Pāvels Švecovs finished last of the top eight modern pentathletes vying for qualification in the men's event based on the UIPM World Rankings of June 1, 2021. [13]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP points
Pāvels Švecovs Men's 22-13272341:59.831031181.971628511:40.6726600143014

Shooting

Latvia granted an invitation from ISSF to send 2014 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Agate Rašmane (women's 25 m pistol) to the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021. [14] [15]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Agate Rašmane Women's 10 m air pistol 57319Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 56937Did not advance

Swimming

Latvia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [16]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Daniils Bobrovs Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:14.2531Did not advance
Ieva Maļuka Women's 100 m freestyle 56.3937Did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:03.7524Did not advance

Tennis

Latvia entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Jeļena Ostapenko (world no. 43) and rookie Anastasija Sevastova (world no. 57) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for the women's singles based on the WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021. [17] [18]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jeļena Ostapenko Women's singles Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Vesnina  (ROC)
L 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6
Did not advance
Anastasija Sevastova Flag of France.svg  Ferro  (FRA)
L 6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Jeļena Ostapenko
Anastasija Sevastova
Women's doubles Flag of Australia.svg  Perez /
Stosur  (AUS)
L 6–4, 1–6, [5–10]
Did not advance

Volleyball

Beach

Latvia men's and women's beach volleyball pairs qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FIVB World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Haiyang, China. [19] [20]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Edgars Točs
Men's Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Perušič /
Schweiner  (CZE)
W (21–0, 21–0)
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Krasilnikov /
Stoyanovskiy  (ROC)
W (13–21, 21–19, 15–11)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Gaxiola /
Rubio  (MEX)
L (18–21, 16–21)
2 QByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Evandro /
Schmidt  (BRA)
W (21–19, 21–18)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Alison /
Álvaro  (BRA)
W (21–16, 21–19)
Flag of Norway.svg  Mol /
Sørum  (NOR)
L (15–21, 16–21)
Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Ahmed /
Cherif  (QAT)
L (12–21, 18–21)
4
Tina Graudiņa
Anastasija Kravčenoka
Women's Flag of the United States.svg  Claes /
Sponcil  (USA)
L (13–21, 21–16, 11–15)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ana Patrícia /
Rebecca  (BRA)
W (21–15, 12–21, 15–12)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Khadambi /
Makokha  (KEN)
W (21–6, 21–14)
2 QByeRussian Olympic Committee flag.png  Kholomina /
Makroguzova  (ROC)
W (16–21, 21–17, 15–13)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bansley /
Wilkerson  (CAN)
W (21–13, 18–21, 15–11)
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho /
Clancy  (AUS)
L (21–23, 13–21)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heidrich /
Vergé-Dépré  (SUI)
L (19–21, 15–21)
4

Weightlifting

Latvia entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. 2018 junior world champion Ritvars Suharevs (men's 81 kg) and two-time Olympian Artūrs Plēsnieks (men's 109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings. [21]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ritvars Suharevs Men's –81 kg 163519563586
Artūrs Plēsnieks Men's –109 kg 18072302410Bronze medal icon.svg

Wrestling

Latvia qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 62 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary. [22]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Anastasija Grigorjeva Women's −62 kg Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Tynybekova  (KGZ)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advanceFlag of Romania.svg  Incze  (ROU)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Koliadenko  (UKR)
L 1–3 PP
5

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