Latvia at the
Olympics
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IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
Medals
Ranked 68th
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 1952 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 9 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

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

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

Winter Olympics

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

List of gold medal winners

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

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

References

  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.