Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Latvia won their first summer Olympic gold medal at these games. 45 competitors, 30 men and 15 women, took part in 47 events in 13 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Igors Vihrovs — Gymnastics, Men's floor exercises

Silver

• Aigars Fadejevs — Athletics, Men's 50 km walk

Bronze

• Vsevolods Zeļonijs — Judo, Men's lightweight (73 kg)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 m

• Viktors Lacis
  1. Round 1 - 01:46.94
  2. Semifinal - 01:47.24 (did not advance)

Men's 110 m hurdles

• Staņislavs Olijars
  1. Round 1 - 13.56
  2. Round 2 - 13.34
  3. Semifinal - 13.5 (did not advance)

Men's javelin throw

• Voldemārs Lūsis
  1. Qualifying - 80.08 (did not advance)
• Ēriks Rags
  1. Qualifying - 75.75 (did not advance)

Men's 20 km walk

• Aigars Fadejevs (14th) and Māris Putenis (DQ)
• Aigars Fadejevs
  1. Final - 1:22:43 (14th place)
• Maris Putenis
  1. Final - DQ

Men's 50 km walk

• Aigars Fadejevs (silver medal), Modris Liepiņš (35th) and Uģis Brūvelis
• Aigars Fadejevs
  1. Final - 3:43:40 (Silver medal)
• Modris Liepins
  1. Final - 3:48:36 (9th place)
• Ugis Bruvelis
  1. Final - 4:11:41 (35th place)

Women's 800 m

• Irina Latve

Women's 5,000 m

• Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka

Women's 10,000 m

• Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Anita Trumpe

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Irēna Žauna

Women's High Jump

• Līga Kļaviņa

Women's Javelin Throw

• Inga Kožarenoka

Women's Long Jump

• Valentīna Gotovska

Women's 20 km Walk

• Anita Liepiņa and Jolanta Dukure

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men’s 1,000 m Sprint

• Jefimijs Klementjevs

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Road Cycling

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Raivis Belohvoščiks
  1. Final - 0:59:57 (15th place)
• Dainis Ozols
  1. Final - 1:00:46 (21st place)

Men's Road Race

• Arvis Piziks
  1. Final - 5:30:46 (22nd place)
• Andris Reiss
  1. Final - 5:42:01 (81st place)
• Raivis Belohvoščiks
  1. Final - DNF
• Andris Naudužs
  1. Final - DNF
• Dainis Ozols
  1. Final - DNF

Track Cycling

Men's Sprint

• Viesturs Bērziņš
  • Qualifying - 10.343
  • First Round - Defeated Shinichi Ota of Japan
  • 1/8 Finals - Lost to Jan van Eijden of Germany
  • 1/8 Finals Repechage - 2nd place - Heat 2
  • Final 9-12 - 10th place

Men's 1 km Time Trial

• Gvido Miezis

Men's Keirin

• Ainārs Ķiksis
  • First Round - Heat - 3; Place - DNF
  • Repechage - Heat - 1; Place - 1
  • Second Round - Heat - 1; Place - DNF (did not advance)

Men's Olympic Sprint

• Viesturs Bērziņš, Ainārs Ķiksis and Ivo Lakučs
  • Qualifying - 45.589
  • Second Round - 46.525 (did not advance)

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Latvia in 2000.

Women's épée

• Jūlija Vansoviča

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men’s Floor Exercise

• Igors Vihrovs (gold medal)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men’s Lightweight (73 kg)

• Vsevolods Zeļonijs (bronze)

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's individual competition

• Deniss Čerkovskis

Women's individual competition

• Jeļena Rubļevska

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men’s Single Sculls

• Andris Reinholds

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Žaklīna Litauniece
  1. Race 1 - 24
  2. Race 2 - (26)
  3. Race 3 - (27)
  4. Race 4 - 26
  5. Race 5 - 24
  6. Race 6 - 20
  7. Race 7 - 24
  8. Race 8 - 25
  9. Race 9 - 25
  10. Race 10 - 26
  11. Race 11 - 25
  12. Final - 218 (27th place)

Women's Mistral Fleet

• Vita Matīse

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 25-meter RF Pistol

• Afanasijs Kuzmins

Men's Skeet

• Boriss Timofejevs

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Arturs Jakovlevs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 56.63 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Valery Kalmikovs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 01:04.02 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Valery Kalmikovs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:16.21 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Valery Kalmikovs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:04.18 (did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Agnese Ozolina
  1. Preliminary Heat - 27.28 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Agnese Ozolina
  1. Preliminary Heat - 59.28 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Margarita Kalmikova
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:35.69 (did not advance)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Viktors Ščerbatihs	+ 105 kg	197.5	202.5	202.5	242.5	250.0	257.5	452.5	6
Raimonds Bergmanis	+ 105 kg	180.0	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	—

Men's 94 kilogram

• Sergejs Lazovskis

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 85 kilogram

• Igors Samušonoks

Notes

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site