Latvia at the Olympics

Participation of athletes from Latvia in the Olympic Games

Latvia was first at the Olympic Games in 1924. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes were part of Soviet Union at the Olympics between 1952 and 1988. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and independence of Latvia in 1991, the nation returned to the Olympic Games in 1992. They have been at every Games since then.

The National Olympic Committee for Latvia was first formed in 1922. The current NOC is the Latvian Olympic Committee, which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1991.

Medalists

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Summer Olympics

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

Winter Olympics

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
3  Bronze Mārtiņš Rubenis 2006 Turin Luge Men's singles
2  Silver Andris Šics & Juris Šics 2010 Vancouver Luge Doubles
2  Silver Martins Dukurs 2010 Vancouver Skeleton (sport) Men's

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1924 Paris 0 0 0 0
1928 Amsterdam 0 0 0 0
1932 Los Angeles 0 1 0 1
1936 Berlin 0 1 1 2
1952–1988 as part of the Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona 0 2 1 3
1996 Atlanta 0 1 0 1
2000 Sydney 1 1 1 3
2004 Athens 0 4 0 4
2008 Beijing 1 1 1 3
2008 London 1 0 1 2
Total 3 11 5 19

Medals by Winter Games

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1924 Chamonix 0 0 0 0
1928 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1932 Lake Placid did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 0 0
1952–1988 as part of the Soviet Union
1992 Albertville 0 0 0 0
1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0
1998 Nagano 0 0 0 0
2002 Salt Lake City 0 0 0 0
2006 Turin 0 0 1 1
2010 Vancouver 0 2 0 2
Total 0 2 1 3

Medals by sport

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Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Gymnastics 1 1 0 2
Cycling 2 0 1 3
Athletics 0 4 1 5
Canoeing 0 2 0 2
Modern pentathlon 0 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Weightlifting 0 1 1 2
Wrestling 0 1 0 1
Judo 0 0 1 1
Beach volleyball 0 0 1 1
Luge 0 1 1 2
Skeleton 0 1 0 1
Total 3 13 6 22

References

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  • "Latvian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-12-19.