Latvia at the Olympics

Latvia at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912) 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 1952 and 1988. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and independence of Latvia in 1991, the nation returned to the Olympic Games in 1992 and has competed at every Games since then.

Latvian athletes have won a total of seventeen medals at the Summer Olympic Games and three medals at the Winter Olympic Games. They have won a remarkably high proportion of silver medals, with three 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.

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.

Medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 ! Silver	Daliņš, JānisJānis Daliņš	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 ! Silver	Bietags, EdvīnsEdvīns Bietags	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3 ! Bronze	Bubenko, AdalbertsAdalberts Bubenko	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 ! Silver	Klementjevs, IvansIvans Klementjevs	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
2 ! Silver	Kuzmins, AfanasijsAfanasijs Kuzmins	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
3 ! Bronze	Ozols, DainisDainis Ozols	1992 Barcelona	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
2 ! Silver	Klementjevs, IvansIvans Klementjevs	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
1 ! Gold	Vihrovs, IgorsIgors Vihrovs	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Men's floor exercises
2 ! Silver	Fadejevs, AigarsAigars Fadejevs	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
3 ! Bronze	Zeļonijs, VsevolodsVsevolods Zeļonijs	2000 Sydney	Judo	Men's lightweight
2 ! Silver	Saproņenko, JevgēņijsJevgēņijs Saproņenko	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's vault
2 ! Silver	Vasiļevskis, VadimsVadims Vasiļevskis	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
2 ! Silver	Rubļevska, JeļenaJeļena Rubļevska	2004 Athens	Modern pentathlon	Women's individual
2 ! Silver	ScerbatihsViktors Ščerbatihs	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's super heavyweight
1 ! Gold	Štrombergs, MārisMāris Štrombergs	2008 Beijing	Cycling (BMX)	Men's BMX
2 ! Silver	Kovals, AinārsAinārs Kovals	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
3 ! Bronze	Viktors Ščerbatihs	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Men's super heavyweight
3 ! Bronze	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš – Jānis Šmēdiņš	2012 London	Beach volleyball	Men's tournament
1 ! Gold	Štrombergs, MārisMāris Štrombergs	2012 London	Cycling (BMX)	Men's BMX

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 ! Bronze	Rubenis, MārtiņšMārtiņš Rubenis	2006 Turin	Luge	Men's singles
2 ! Silver	Andris Šics & Juris Šics	2010 Vancouver	Luge	Doubles
2 ! Silver	Martins Dukurs	2010 Vancouver	Skeleton	Men's

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900–1912	as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1)
1924 Paris	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	0	1	0	1
1936 Berlin	0	1	1	2
1952–1988	as part of the Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona	0	2	1	3
1996 Atlanta	0	1	0	1
2000 Sydney	1	1	1	3
2004 Athens	0	4	0	4
2008 Beijing	1	1	1	3
2012 London	1	0	1	2
Total	3	11	5	19

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Chamonix	0	0	0	0
1928 St. Moritz	0	0	0	0
1932 Lake Placid	did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	0	0	0	0
1952–1988	as part of the Soviet Union
1992 Albertville	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	0	0	0	0
2002 Salt Lake City	0	0	0	0
2006 Turin	0	0	1	1
2010 Vancouver	0	2	0	2
Total	0	2	1	3

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Cycling	2	0	1	3
Gymnastics	1	1	0	2
Athletics	0	4	1	5
Canoeing	0	2	0	2
Modern pentathlon	0	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	1	1	2
Wrestling	0	1	0	1
Judo	0	0	1	1
Beach volleyball	0	0	1	1
Luge	0	1	1	2
Skeleton	0	1	0	1
Total	3	13	6	22

List of gold medal winners

No.	Name	Sport	Year
In the Soviet Union
1	Inese Jaunzeme	Javelin throw	1956
2	Elvīra Ozoliņa	Javelin throw	1960
3	Ivans Bugajenkovs	Volleyball	1964
4	Staņislavs Lugailo	Volleyball	1964
5	Ivans Bugajenkovs	Volleyball	1968
6	Oļegs Antropovs	Volleyball	1968
7	Jānis Lūsis	Javelin throw	1968
8	Tatjana Veinberga	Volleyball	1968
9	Uļjana Semjonova	Basketball	1976
10	Tamāra Dauniene	Basketball	1976
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	Boblsleigh	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

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Latvia
• Latvia at the Paralympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
• "Latvian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-19.