Latvia at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv
in Nanjing
Competitors13 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 80th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Latvia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Rebeka Koha Weightlifting Girls' 48 kg 17 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia qualified four athletes.[1]

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Boys
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Arturs Makars 10 km walk 46:29.07 8
Field Events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Jazeps Groza Javelin throw 66.36 13 qB 70.31 9
Girls
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Julija Tarvide High jump 1.74 11qB 1.73 13
Laine Donane Javelin throw 48.94 8 Q 51.90 4

Beach Volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia qualified a team by being the highest ranked nation not yet qualified.[2]

Athletes Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 24 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Tina Graudina
Anastasija Kravčenoka 		Girls'  Lassyuta – Pimenova (KAZ)
W 2-0 (21-12, 21-8) 		2 Q Bye  Muno – Caputo (USA)
L 1-2 (14-21, 21-19, 13-15) 		did not advance 17
 Pacheco – Ocampo (ECU)
W 2-0 (21-16, 21-18)
 M. McNamara – N. McNamara (CAN)
L 1-2 (19-21, 21-14, 9-15)
 Enzo – Lantignotti (ITA)
W 2-0 (21-15, 21-17)
 Seebach – Palmhert (NAM)
W 2-0 (21-9, 21-10)

Modern Pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia qualified one athlete based on the 1 June 2014 Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Rankings.[3]

Athlete Event Fencing
Ranking Round
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Fencing
Final Round
(épée one touch) 		Combined: Shooting/Running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) 		Total
Points 		Final
Rank
Results Rank Time Rank Points Results Rank Points Time Rank Points
Nikita Bistrovs Boys' Individual 218 11 2:07.63 13 318 255 11 12:36.00 9 544 1117 8
 Nikita Bistrovs (LAT)
 Kali Sayers (CAN) 		Mixed Relay 200 14 1:03.56
0:56.73
(2:00.29) 		4 340 267 17 13:49.26 24 471 1078 22

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia was given a reallocation boat based on being a top ranked nation not yet qualified.[4]

Athlete Event Race Net
Points 		Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Ketija Birzule Girls' Techno 293 (16) 11 13 15 10 4 7 Cancelled 76.00 60.00 12

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia qualified one shooter based on its performance at the 2014 European Shooting Championships.[5]

Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Agate Rašmane Girls' 10m Air Pistol 370 10 did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Points Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Agate Rašmane (LAT)
 Wilmar Madrid (GUA) 		Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol 753 4 Q  Nowak (POL) /  Shermatov (TJK)
W 10-7 		 Elhodhod (EGY) /  Akhundov (AZE)
W 10-6 		 Teh (SIN) /  Mohamed (EGY)
L 9-10 		 Chung (TPE) /  Igitiyan (ARM)
W 10-8 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia qualified two swimmers.[6]

Boys
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Janis Saltans 50 m freestyle 23.22 11 Q 23.14 10 did not advance
100 m freestyle 51.57 18 did not advance
50 m backstroke 26.03 5 Q 26.06 9 did not advance
100 m backstroke 57.00 17 did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.68 6 Q 24.58 7 Q 24.66 8
Girls
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dana Kolidzeja 50 m breaststroke 33.28 21 did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:13.79 22 did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia qualified one athlete based on the 9 June 2014 ITF World Junior Rankings.[7]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Jeļena Ostapenko Girls' Singles  Kuzmova (SVK)
W 3–6, 6–0, 6-2 		 Bauyam (THA)
L 6–1, 4–6, 4-6 		did not advance 9
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT)
 Akvile Parazinskaite (LTU) 		Girls' Doubles —  Jorović (SRB) /  Teichmann (SUI)
W 6–3, 6–7, 10-8 		 Campiz (PAR) /  Palau (ECU)
W 7–5, 6-0 		 Kalinina (UKR) /  Shymanovich (BLR)
L 1–6, 3-6 		 Kenin (USA) /  Ruckstuhl (MEX)
W 6–3, 7-5 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT)
 Daniel Appelgren (SWE) 		Mixed Doubles  Jorović/Čonkić (SRB)
W 6–1, 2–6, 10-5 		 Stollár (HUN) /  Majchrzak (POL)
L 2–6, 6–0, 6-10 		did not advance 9

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Latvia was given a reallocation spot to compete.[8]

Girls
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Rebeka Koha −48 kg 75 2 90 3 165 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Beach Volleyball". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Youth Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon final athletes'list" (PDF). UIPM. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 YOG Qualification Techno 293". International Sailing Federation. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Quota Places by Name and Nation". ISSF. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 Youth Olympic Tennis Event – Girls Acceptance List by Country" (PDF). ITF. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. ^ "2014 YOG Quota Summary" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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