Latvia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Latvia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	LAT
NPC	Latvian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.lpkomiteja.lv  (in Latvian)
in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors	8 in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Diana Krumina Rihards Snikus
Medals Ranked 36th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)

Latvia competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Medalists

Further information: 2024 Summer Paralympics medal table

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Diāna Krumina	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F56	3 September
Gold	Rihards Snikus	Equestrian	Individual championship test grade I	3 September
Gold	Rihards Snikus	Equestrian	Individual freestyle test grade I	7 September
Silver	Aigars Apinis	Athletics	Men's discus throw F52	1 September

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	1	4
Cycling	1	0	1
Equestrian	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Total	6	2	8

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Latvian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• DQ = Disqualified
• PR = Paralympic Record
• AR = Area (or continental) Record
• NR = National Record
• SB = Season's Best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Emils Dzilna	Men's shot put F12	15.60	5
Raivo Maksims	Men's shot put F46	11.63	10
	Men's javelin throw F46	47.54	8
Aigars Apinis	Men's discus throw F52	20.62 SB
Diāna Krumina	Women's discus throw F55	24.31	4
	Women's javelin throw F56	24.99 PR

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Latvia entered one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking. ^[1]

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Oskars Gailiss	Men's road race C4–5	–1 LAP	18
	Men's time trial C4	44:30.48	13

Track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final / BM
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Oskars Gailiss	Men's time trial C4-5	1:14.160	23	Did not advance
	Men's pursuit C4	5:09.932	11	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QB=Final Bronze medal; QG=Final Gold medal; QF=Final

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Latvia entered one para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
			Score	Rank
Rihards Snikus	King Of The Dance	Individual championship test grade I	79.167 Q
		Individual freestyle test grade I	82.487

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Margita Kanopka	P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1	526-5x	16	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jurijs Semjonovs	Men's 50 m freestyle S7	29.99	9	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m backstroke S7	1:14.68	5 Q	1:14.76	7
	Men's 50 m butterfly S7	DSQ		Did not advance
	Men's 200 m individual medley SM7	2:50.52	9	Did not advance

See also

• Latvia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Latvia at the Paralympics

References

1. "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.