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Latvia at the Olympics

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Latvia at the
Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
Medals
Ranked 72nd
Gold
5
Silver
14
Bronze
12
Total
31
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1908–1912)
 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 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.

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

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

List of medalists

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Summer Olympics

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

Winter Olympics

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

List of gold medal winners

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No. Name Sport Year
Under 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 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

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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

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References

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  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.
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