Latvia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Latvia at the
2024 Summer Olympics

IOC code| LAT
NOC| Latvian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Paris, France
Competitors| 29 in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Nauris Miezis & Tīna Graudiņa
Flag bearer (closing)| Ernests Zēbolds & Gunta Vaičule
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948–1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1908–1912)
Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games.

For the second time since 2016, Latvia failed to secure a single Summer Olympic medal. The best finish was 4th place in men's 3x3 basketball.

## Competitors

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The following is the list of a number of competitors in the Games.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 3 | 5 | 8
Basketball | 4 | 0 | 4
Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6
Diving | 0 | 1 | 1
Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1
Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1
Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2
Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1
Volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 16 | 13 | 29

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Latvian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as the fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Repechage  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Gunta Vaičule | Women's 400 m | 51.13  | 5 R | 50.93  | 2  | Did not advance
Agate Caune | Women's 5000 m | 15:38.19  | 33  | —

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Valters Kreišs | Men's pole vault | 5.70  | 11 q | 5.50  | 12
Gatis Čakšs | Men's javelin throw | NM | Did not advance
Patriks Gailums | 77.26  | 25  | Did not advance
Rūta Kate Lasmane | Women's triple jump | 13.76  | 22  | —
Līna Mūze | Women's javelin throw | 60.30  | 17  | Did not advance
Anete Sietiņa | 60.47  | 15  | Did not advance

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

### 3×3 basketball

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Summary

Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Latvia men's | Men's tournament |  Lithuania
W 21–14  |  Netherlands
W 21–12  |  China
W 22–8  |  United States
W 21–19  |  France
W 22–20  |  Serbia
W 21–14  |  Poland
W 22–16  | 1  | —  |  France
L 14–21  |  Lithuania
L 18–21  | 4

#### Men's tournament

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Main articles: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 3×3 tournament and Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 3×3 qualification

The Latvia men's 3x3 team by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 in Hong Kong.[2]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.[3]

* Kārlis Lasmanis
* Nauris Miezis
* Zigmārs Raimo
* Francis Lācis

Group play
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification

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1  |  Latvia | 7  | 7  | 0  | 147  | 103  | +44  | Semifinals
2  |  Netherlands | 7  | 5  | 2  | 133  | 112  | +21
3  |  Lithuania | 7  | 4[a] | 3  | 134  | 125  | +9  | Play-ins
4  |  Serbia | 7  | 4[a] | 3  | 129  | 123  | +6
5  |  France (H) | 7  | 3  | 4  | 131  | 132  | −1
6  |  Poland | 7  | 2[b] | 5  | 116  | 139  | −23
7  |  United States | 7  | 2[b] | 5  | 116  | 138  | −22  |
8  |  China | 7  | 1  | 6  | 107  | 141  | −34

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b Lithuania 20–18 Serbia
2. ^ a b United States 17–19 Poland

30 July 2024
18:35

Boxscore

Latvia | 21-14 |  Lithuania

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Pts: Miezis 9 |  | Pts: Pukelis 8

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

* * *

31 July 2024
18:35

Boxscore

Latvia | 21-12 |  Netherlands

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Pts: Lasmanis 8 |  | Pts: De Jong 7

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő (HUN), Deanna Jackson (USA)

* * *

1 August 2024
10:35

Boxscore

China | 8-22 |  Latvia

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Pts: Zhang 6 |  | Pts: Lācis 8

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Deanna Jackson (USA), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

* * *

1 August 2024
23:05

Boxscore

United States | 19-21 |  Latvia

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Pts: Barry 10 |  | Pts: Miezis 10

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Najib Chajiddine (FRA), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)

* * *

2 August 2024
14:05

Boxscore

France | 20-22 |  Latvia

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Pts: Seguela 10 |  | Pts: Miezis 10

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő (HUN), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

* * *

2 August 2024
19:05

Boxscore

Latvia | 21-14 |  Serbia

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Pts: Lācis, Lasmanis 8 |  | Pts: Majstorović 7

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)

* * *

4 August 2024
18:00

Boxscore

Poland | 16-22 |  Latvia

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Pts: Sokołowski 6 |  | Pts: Miezis 13

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő (HUN), Edmond Ho (HKG)

Semifinal

5 August 2024
19:00

Boxscore

Latvia | 14-21 |  France

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Pts: Lasmanis 11 |  | Pts: Dussoulier 9

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő (HUN), Edmond Ho (HKG)

Bronze medal game

5 August 2024
21:30

Boxscore

Latvia | 18-21 |  Lithuania

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Pts: Lasmanis 9 |  | Pts: Vingelis 9

Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Deanna Jackson (USA)

## Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

### Road

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Latvia entered one male and one female road cyclist into the games. Latvia secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[4]

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Toms Skujiņš | Men's road race | 6:20:50  | 5
Anastasia Carbonari | Women's road race | 4:10:47  | 69

### Mountain biking

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Latvian mountain bikers secured one male quota places for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Mārtiņš Blūms | Men's cross-country | 1:29:11  | 17

### BMX

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Freestyle

Latvia entered one BMX rider to compete in the men's freestyle, by reallocation of host nation quota (from 2023 World Championships).[5]

Athlete  | Event  | Seeding  | Final

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Ernests Zēbolds | Men's freestyle | 84.60  | 9 Q | 87.14  | 8

Race

Latvian riders secured a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. Single quota place in the women's BMX race - reallocation from unused host country quota.[6][7]

Athlete  | Event  | Quarterfinal  | Last chance race  | Semifinal  | Final  | Overall placing

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Points  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Rank
Kristens Krīgers | Men's race | 26  | 24  | —  | 24
Veronika Stūriška | Women's race | 19  | 18  | 2:15.767  | 8  | —  | 20

## Diving

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Main articles: Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Latvia entered one diver, Džeja Patrika into the Olympic competition.[8]

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Semifinal  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Džeja Patrika | Women's 10 m platform | 259.30  | 22  | Did not advance

## Equestrian

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Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Latvia entered one riders in the individual jumping event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia).[9]

### Jumping

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Penalties  | Time  | Rank  | Penalties  | Time  | Rank
Kristaps Neretnieks | Palladium KJV | Individual | 12.00  | 73.66  | 56  | Did not advance

## Modern pentathlon

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Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Latvian modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for the Olympic games. Pāvels Švecovs secured his spots in the men's event through the re-allocations of unused universality quota place.

Athlete  | Event  | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Swimming
(200 m freestyle) | Riding
(show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points  | Final rank

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RR | BR | MP points  | Time  | MP points  | Penalties  | MP points  | Time  | MP points
Pāvels Švecovs | Men's | 23  | 0  | 240  | 2:03.71  | 303  | 57.47  | 279  | 11:10.97  | 630  | 1452  | 17

## Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Latvian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[10]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Lauris Strautmanis | Men's 10 m air pistol | 572  | 21  | Did not advance
Agate Rašmane | Women's 10 m air pistol | 570  | 23
Women's 25 m pistol | 568  | 13  | Did not advance
Lauris Strautmanis
Agate Rašmane | Mixed 10 m air pistol team | 568  | 16  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Latvia received two Universality quota places in Swimming.

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Daniils Bobrovs | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2:13.66  | 21  | Did not advance
Ieva Maļuka | Women's 200 metre individual medley | 2:15.79  | 26  | Did not advance

## Tennis

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Main articles: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

After being listed as the top 64 eligible players based on the final WTA ranking for the Olympics, Latvia ensured their participation in the women's singles competition. [11]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Jeļena Ostapenko | Women's singles |  Osorio (COL)
L 4–6, 3–6  | Did not advance

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

### Beach

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Main articles: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Latvian women's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.[12]

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Tīna Graudiņa
Anastasija Kravčenoka | Women's |  Esmée /
Zoé (SUI)
L 0–2 (15–21, 14–21) |  Poletti /
Michelle (PAR)
W 2–0 (21–19, 21–15) |  Melissa /
Brandie (CAN)
W 2–0 (21–14, 22–20) | 2  |  Müller /
Tillmann (GER)
W 2–1 (21–13, 17–21, 18–16)  |  Ana Patricia /
Duda (BRA)
L 0–2 (16–21, 10–21)  | Did not advance  | 5

## Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Latvia entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ritvars Suharevs (men's 73 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ritvars Suharevs | Men's −73 kg | ~~147~~ | DNF  | —  | –  | —  | DNF

## See also

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* Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. ^ "Latvia and Azerbaijan win FIBA 3x3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1, qualify to Paris Olympics". fiba.basketball. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
3. ^ "Apstiprināts Latvijas olimpiskās izlases sastāvs 3×3 basketbolā". basket.lv. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
4. ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. ^ "Athletes' quotas for BMX Freestyle men's event" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
6. ^ "Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing men's event" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
7. ^ "Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing women's event" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
8. ^ "Diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Confirmed Athletes". World Aquatics. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
9. ^ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
10. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
11. ^ "Tennis Rankings | Official Women's Tennis Rankings – WTA Tennis".
12. ^ "Provisional Olympic Ranking – Ranking Women". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

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Other|

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