Latvia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Latvia at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
in Paris, France
Competitors18 in 8 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Latvia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 011
Basketball 404
Cycling 426
Equestrian 101
Shooting 112
Tennis 011
Volleyball 022
Weightlifting 101
Total11718

Athletics

Latvian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1]

Key
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Līna Mūze Women's javelin throw

Basketball

3×3 basketball

Summary

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
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Latvia men's Men's tournament

Men's tournament

The Latvia men's 3x3 team by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 in Hong Kong. [2]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 4 players
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 000000 Semifinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 000000
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 000000 Quarterfinals
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000000
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000000
6Flag of France.svg  France (H)000000
7Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 000000
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 000000
First match(es) will be played: 30 July 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
30 July 2024
18:35
v
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvs.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

31 July 2024
18:35
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvs.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

1 August 2024
10:35
v
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvs.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

1 August 2024
23:05
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvs.Flag of the United States.svg  United States

2 August 2024
14:05
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvs.Flag of France.svg  France

2 August 2024
19:05
v
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvs.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

4 August 2024
18:00
v
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvs.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Cycling

Road

Latvia entered one male and one female road cyclist into the games. Latvia secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. [3]

AthleteEventTimeRank
  Men's road race
Men's time trial
  Women's road race

Mountain biking

Latvian mountain bikers secured one male quota places for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

AthleteEventTimeRank
  Men's cross-country

BMX

Race

Latvian riders secured a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. Single quota place in the women's BMX race - reallocation from unused host country quota. [4] [5]

AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Kristens Krīgers   Men's race
Veronika Monika Stūriška   Women's race
Freestyle

Latvia entered one BMX rider to compete in the men's freestyle, by reallocation of host nation quota (from 2023 World Championships).

AthleteEventSeedingFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Ernests Zēbolds Men's freestyle

Equestrian

Latvia entered one riders in the individual jumping event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia). [6]

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Kristaps Neretnieks Individual

Shooting

Latvian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. [7]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Lauris Strautmanis Men's 10 m air pistol
Agate Rašmane Women's 25 m pistol

Tennis

Latvia ensuring their participation in the women's singles competition, after being listed as the top 64 eligible players based on the final WTA ranking for the Olympics. [8]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
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Jelena Ostapenko Women's singles

Volleyball

Beach

Latvian women's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking. [9]

AthletesEventPreliminary roundRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
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RankOpposition
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Tīna Graudiņa
Anastasija Kravčenoka
Women's

Weightlifting

Latvia entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ritvars Suharevs (men's 73 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ritvars Suharevs Men's −73 kg

See also

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