Latvia at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Latvia at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
Latvia at the; 2016 European Athletics Championships
WA code	LAT
National federation	LVS
Website	lat-athletics.lv/lv
in Amsterdam
Competitors	16 (8 men and 8 women) in 13 events
Medals; Ranked =17th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
European Athletics Championships appearances
	1934; 1938; 1946–1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2018; 2022; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Soviet Union (1946–1990)

Latvia competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016.^[1]

Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Zigismunds Sirmais	Men's javelin throw	7 July

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dmitrijs Jurkēvičs	1500 m	3:43.44	21	—		Did not advance
Jānis Baltušs	400 m hurdles	51.26	=14	Did not advance
Jānis Višķers	Half marathon	—				1:07:40	55

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Mareks Ārents	Pole vault	5.50	=2 Q	5.50	6
Elvijs Misāns	Long jump	7.61w	20	Did not advance
Elvijs Misāns	Triple jump	16.50	11 q	16.32	9
Jānis Svens Grīva	Javelin throw	73.38	28	Did not advance
Zigismunds Sirmais		82.96	5 Q	86.66 PB
Rolands Štrobinders		NM		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gunta Latiševa-Čudare	400 m	53.36 SB	7 Q	53.11 SB	20	Did not advance
Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa	100 m hurdles	13.51	=23	Did not advance
Līga Velvere	400 m hurdles	57.38	8 Q	57.11	17	Did not advance
Agata Strausa	Half marathon	—				1:21:42	80

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Aiga Grabuste	Long jump	NM		Did not advance
Līna Mūze	Javelin throw	NM		Did not advance
Sinta Ozoliņa		57.58	14	Did not advance
Madara Palameika		59.71	6 q	60.39	7