Latvia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Latvia at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Latvia at the; 2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	LAT
NPC	Latvian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.lpkomiteja.lv (in Latvian)
in London
Competitors	8 in 3 sports
Medals; Ranked 47th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Soviet Union (1988)

Latvia competed with eight competitors^[1] at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012.^[2]

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Aigars Apinis	Athletics	Men's Shot Put F52-53	31 August
Silver	Aigars Apinis	Athletics	Men's Discus Throw F51-53	6 September

Athletics

Men's Track and Road Events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Edgars Kļaviņš	200m T13	24.35	6	did not advance

Men's Field Events

Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank
Aigars Apinis	Shot Put F52-53	10.23	1039
Aigars Apinis	Discus Throw F51-53	21.00	1010
Edgars Kļaviņš	Long Jump F13	5.57	—	13
Andis Ozolnieks	Shot Put F46	13.45	—	7
Dmitrijs Silovs	Long Jump F37-38	5.29	—	9

Women's Field Events

Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Liene Gruzīte	Long Jump F37-38	3.40	12
Liene Gruzīte	Shot Put F37	7.83	10
Taiga Kantāne	Shot Put F37	9.21	8
Taiga Kantāne	Discus Throw F37	23.94	9

Equestrian

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Rihards Snikus	Chardonnay	Individual Championship Ia	70.400	4
Rihards Snikus	Chardonnay	Individual Freestyle Ia	72.050	6

Swimming

Men

Athletes	Event	Heat		Final
Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jānis Plotnieks	100m backstroke S10	1:03.82	8 Q	1:04.00	8

References

^ "Mūsējo sportistu starti Paralimpiskajās spēlēs Londonā 2012" (in Latvian). Latvian Paralympic Committee. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
^ "Latvia - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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[1] "Mūsējo sportistu starti Paralimpiskajās spēlēs Londonā 2012" (in Latvian). Latvian Paralympic Committee. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

[2] "Latvia - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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