Latvia at the Olympics

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Latvia at the
Olympics
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IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
Medals
Ranked 72nd
Gold
5
Silver
14
Bronze
12
Total
31
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (1908–1912)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union at the Olympics between 1948 and 1988. After the independence of Latvia and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the nation returned to the Olympic Games in 1992 and has competed at every Games since then.

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Latvian athletes have won a total of 21 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and 10 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. They have won a remarkably high proportion of silver medals, with 5 gold medals. These totals do not include medals won by Latvian athletes while competing for the Soviet Union.

The National Olympic Committee for Latvia was first created in 1922. The current NOC is the Latvian Olympic Committee, which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1991.

Medal tables

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jānis Daliņš 1932 Los Angeles Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Edvīns Bietags 1936 Berlin Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Adalberts Bubenko 1936 Berlin Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ivans Klementjevs 1992 Barcelona Canoeing pictogram.svg Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Afanasijs Kuzmins 1992 Barcelona Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Dainis Ozols 1992 Barcelona Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ivans Klementjevs 1996 Atlanta Canoeing pictogram.svg Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Igors Vihrovs 2000 Sydney Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics Men's floor exercises
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aigars Fadejevs 2000 Sydney Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vsevolods Zeļonijs 2000 Sydney Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's lightweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Vadims Vasiļevskis 2004 Athens Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's javelin throw
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jevgēņijs Saproņenko 2004 Athens Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics Men's vault
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jeļena Rubļevska 2004 Athens Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg Modern pentathlon Women's individual
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Viktors Ščerbatihs 2004 Athens Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's super heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Māris Štrombergs 2008 Beijing Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling (BMX) Men's BMX
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ainārs Kovals 2008 Beijing Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's javelin throw
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Viktors Ščerbatihs 2008 Beijing Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's super heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Māris Štrombergs 2012 London Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling (BMX) Men's BMX
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš
2012 London Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach volleyball Men's tournament
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Agnis Čavars
Edgars Krūmiņš
Kārlis Lasmanis
Nauris Miezis
2020 Tokyo 3x3 basketball pictogram.svg 3x3 basketball Men's 3x3 basketball
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Artūrs Plēsnieks 2020 Tokyo Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's heavyweight

Winter Olympics

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mārtiņš Rubenis 2006 Turin Luge pictogram.svg Luge Men's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Andris Šics
Juris Šics
2010 Vancouver Luge pictogram.svg Luge Doubles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Martins Dukurs 2010 Vancouver Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton Men's
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga
Arvis Vilkaste
2014 Sochi Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh Four-man
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Martins Dukurs 2014 Sochi Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton Men's
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Andris Šics
Juris Šics
2014 Sochi Luge pictogram.svg Luge Doubles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mārtiņš Rubenis
Andris Šics
Juris Šics
Elīza Tīruma
2014 Sochi Luge pictogram.svg Luge Team relay
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis
2014 Sochi Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh Two-man
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga
2018 Pyeongchang Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh Two–man
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kristers Aparjods
Mārtiņš Bots
Roberts Plūme
Elīza Tīruma
2022 Beijing Luge pictogram.svg Luge Team relay

List of gold medal winners

No.NameSportYear
Under the Soviet Union
1 Inese Jaunzeme Javelin throw 1956
2 Elvīra Ozoliņa Javelin throw 1960
3 Ivans Bugajenkovs Volleyball 1964
4 Staņislavs Lugailo Volleyball1964
5 Ivans Bugajenkovs Volleyball 1968
6 Oļegs Antropovs Volleyball1968
7 Jānis Lūsis Javelin throw 1968
8 Tatjana Veinberga Volleyball 1968
9 Uļjana Semjonova Basketball 1976
10 Tamāra Dauniene Basketball1976
11 Vera Zozuļa Luge 1980
12 Uļjana Semjonova Basketball 1980
13 Dainis Kūla Javelin throw 1980
14 Pāvels Seļivanovs Volleyball 1980
15 Aleksandrs Muzičenko Sailing 1980
16 Jānis Ķipurs Bobsleigh 1988
17 Vitālijs Samoilovs Ice hockey 1988
18 Afanasijs Kuzmins Shooting 1988
19 Ivans Klementjevs Canoeing 1988
20 Natālija Laščonova Gymnastics 1988
21 Igors Miglinieks Basketball 1988
Independent Latvia
22 Igors Vihrovs Gymnastics 2000
23 Māris Štrombergs BMX 2008
24 Māris Štrombergs BMX 2012
25-28 Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga
Arvis Vilkaste
Bobsleigh
Four-man
2014
29-32 Agnis Čavars
Edgars Krūmiņš
Kārlis Lasmanis
Nauris Miezis
3x3 basketball 2020

Notes

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. [1] [2] [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. "Latvia's quick-change artist makes Olympic history". Toronto Star. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  2. Harris, Beth (2010-02-13). "Latvian speedskater is 1st to do double duty". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-02-19.[ dead link ]
  3. CTV Olympics, "Latvian skater makes Olympic history", Agence France-Presse, 14 February 2010 . Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. New York Times, "Crosstown Ride to a Speedskating First", Associated Press, 30 January 2010 . Retrieved 18 February 2010.