Latvia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Latvia at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Latvia.svg
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian and English)
in Athens
Competitors32 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Vadims Vasiļevskis [1]
Medals
Ranked 58th
Gold
0
Silver
4
Bronze
0
Total
4
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 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Latvian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the breakup of the Soviet Union. A total of 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women, competed only in 11 sports. Fourteen athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including silver medalist Aigars Fadejevs in men's race walk, defending Olympic champion Igors Vihrovs in men's floor exercises, and judoka and bronze medalist Vsevolods Zeļonijs. Pistol shooter and former Olympic champion Afanasijs Kuzmins, the oldest of the team, at age 57, became the first Latvian athlete to compete in seven Olympic games (including three of his appearances under the Soviet Union). Meanwhile, javelin thrower and Latvia's top Olympic medal contender Vadims Vasiļevskis was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] [2]

Latvia left Athens with a total of four Olympic silver medals, surpassing a single short of the overall tally from Sydney. Three of these medals were awarded to the athletes for the first time in men's javelin throw, modern pentathlon, and weightlifting. Gymnast Jevgēņijs Saproņenko claimed another sporting medal for his team with a silver in the men's vault exercises, adding it to a prestigious gold from Igors Vihrovs in Sydney four years earlier. [3]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jevgēņijs Saproņenko Gymnastics Men's vault August 23
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Viktors Ščerbatihs Weightlifting Men's +105 kg August 25
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jeļena Rubļevska Modern pentathlon Women's event August 27
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Vadims Vasiļevskis Athletics Men's javelin throw August 28

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). [4] [5]

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Aigars Fadejevs 20 km walk 1:22:089
50 km walk 3:52:5211
Modris Liepiņš 50 km walk 4:04:2625
Dmitrijs Miļkevičs 800 m 1:46.66=1 Q1:46.626Did not advance
Staņislavs Olijars 110 m hurdles 13.272 Q13.261 Q13.203 Q13.215
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Voldemārs Lūsis Javelin throw 79.2717Did not advance
Ēriks Rags 80.8411 q83.147
Vadims Vasiļevskis 84.43 PB3 Q84.95Silver medal icon.svg
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Jānis Karlivāns Result11.337.2613.301.9750.5414.9845.104.5052.924:38.67636325
Points789876686776790852733760632689
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Anita Liepiņa 20 km walk 1:39:5445
Jeļena Prokopčuka 10000 m 31:04.107
Ieva Zunda 400 m hurdles 56.214Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Valentīna Gotovska Long jump 6.4123Did not advance
Ilze Gribule Javelin throw 54.9234Did not advance
Ineta Radēviča Long jump 6.5313Did not advance
Triple jump 14.1220Did not advance
Dace Ruskule Discus throw 57.4328Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dagnis Vinogradovs Men's C-1 500 m 1:50.7762 q1:52.5115Did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 3:57.0704 q3:53.6563 Q3:53.5376

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Andris Naudužs Men's road race Did not finish
Romāns Vainšteins 5:43:0328

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Igors Vihrovs All-around 9.6629.4629.2259.4259.2879.36256.42317 Q9.6878.8629.1879.7009.7009.0009.43718
Jevgēņijs Saproņenko Vault 9.6509.6507 Q9.7069.706Silver medal icon.svg

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vsevolods Zeļonijs Men's −73 kg Flag of Mongolia.svg  Damdin  (MGL)
L 0011–0010
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP pointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Deniss Čerkovskis Men's 18011109619–13=29162:09.001712521962310049:38.773108853564
Jeļena Rubļevska Women's 1711598823–9110282:26.962111608414111610:58.00410885380Silver medal icon.svg

Sailing

Latvian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Vita Matīse Mistral 222120212021232010191919320

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Afanasijs Kuzmins 25 m rapid fire pistol 57414Did not advance

Swimming

Latvian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Guntars Deičmans 200 m individual medley 2:03.6825Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:29.1730Did not advance
Andrejs Dūda 100 m butterfly 56.8153Did not advance
Romāns Miloslavskis 100 m freestyle 50.9435Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:50.8323Did not advance
Pāvels Murāns 100 m breaststroke 1:06.4551Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Agnese Ozoliņa 100 m freestyle 59.0343Did not advance

Weightlifting

One Latvian weightlifter qualified for the following events:

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Viktors Ščerbatihs Men's +105 kg 20532502455Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

Latvia has qualified the following quota places.

Key:

Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Igors Kostins −96 kg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Cheglakov  (UZB)
L 1–3 PP
Flag of Turkey.svg  Özal  (TUR)
L 0–3 PO
3Did not advance17

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