Latvia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

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

Silver

Bronze

Total

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

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Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date

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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

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men's Track and Road Events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Edgars Kļaviņš | 200m T13 | 24.35  | 6  | did not advance

Men's Field Events
Athlete  | Event  | Distance  | Points  | Rank

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Aigars Apinis | Shot Put F52-53 | 10.23  | 1039  |
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

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

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Total

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Score  | Rank
Rihards Snikus | Chardonnay  | Individual Championship Ia | 70.400  | 4
Individual Freestyle Ia | 72.050  | 6

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athletes  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Jānis Plotnieks | 100m backstroke S10 | 1:03.82  | 8 Q | 1:04.00  | 8

## See also

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* Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

## References

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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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National Paralympic Committees at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
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* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
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Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
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* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
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* Netherlands
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* Portugal
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* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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