Latvia at the Olympics

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Latvia at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936
1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
Other related appearances
Russia (1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924. After the nation was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes competed for the 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 and has competed at every Games since then.

Latvian athletes have won a total of fourteen medals at the Summer Olympic Games and one medal at the Winter Olympic Games. 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.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Medal tables 2.1 Medals by Summer Games 2.2 Medals by Winter Games 2.3 Medals by sport 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Daliņš, JānisJānis Daliņš	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 Silver	Bietags, EdvīnsEdvīns Bietags	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Bubenko, AdalbertsAdalberts Bubenko	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 Silver	Klementjev, IvanIvan Klementjev	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
2 Silver	Kuzmins, AfanasijsAfanasijs Kuzmins	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
3 Bronze	Ozols, DainisDainis Ozols	1992 Barcelona	Cycling	Men's individual road race
2 Silver	Klementjev, IvanIvan Klementjev	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
1 Gold	Vihrovs, IgorsIgors Vihrovs	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Men's floor exercises
2 Silver	Fadejevs, AigarsAigars Fadejevs	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
3 Bronze	Zeļonijs, VsevolodsVsevolods Zeļonijs	2000 Sydney	Judo	Men's lightweight
2 Silver	Saproņenko, JevgēņijsJevgēņijs Saproņenko	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's vault
2 Silver	Vasiļevskis, VadimsVadims Vasiļevskis	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
2 Silver	Rubļevska, JeļenaJeļena Rubļevska	2004 Athens	Modern pentathlon	Women's individual
2 Silver	ScerbatihsViktors Ščerbatihs	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Rubenis, MārtiņšMārtiņš Rubenis	2006 Turin	Luge	Men's singles

[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Summer Games

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
Total	1	10	3	14

[edit] Medals by Winter Games

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
Total	0	0	1	1

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Gymnastics	1	1	0	2
Athletics	0	3	1	4
Canoeing	0	2	0	2
Modern pentathlon	0	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1
Wrestling	0	1	0	1
Cycling	0	0	1	1
Judo	0	0	1	1
Luge	0	0	1	1
Total	1	10	4	15

[edit] See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Latvia

[edit] References

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
• Latvian Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.

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