Latvia at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Latvia at the
Olympics

IOC code| LAT
NOC| Latvian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
Medals
Ranked 72nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer appearances

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

Winter appearances

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948–1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026

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

Latvia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union at the Olympics between 1948 and 1988. After the independence of Latvia and the dissolution of the Soviet Union 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 21 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and 10 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. They have won a remarkably high proportion of silver medals, with 5 gold medals. 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.

## Medal tables

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

### Medals by Summer Games

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| Games  | Athletes  |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total  | Rank

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1896 Athens | did not participate
1900 Paris | as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1)
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp | did not participate
1924 Paris | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1928 Amsterdam | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1932 Los Angeles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22
1936 Berlin | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24
1948–1988 | occupied by the  Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40
1996 Atlanta | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61
2000 Sydney | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 44
2004 Athens | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 58
2008 Beijing | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 45
2012 London | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 49
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2020 Tokyo | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59
2024 Paris | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2028 Los Angeles | future event
2032 Brisbane
Total | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 73

### Medals by Winter Games

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| Games  | Athletes  |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total  | Rank

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1924 Chamonix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1928 St. Moritz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1932 Lake Placid | did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1948–1988 | occupied by the  Soviet Union
1992 Albertville | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1994 Lillehammer | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1998 Nagano | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2002 Salt Lake City | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2006 Turin | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26
2010 Vancouver | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23
2014 Sochi | 58 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19
2018 Pyeongchang | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25
2022 Beijing | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27
2026 Milano Cortina | future event
Total | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 38

### Medals by summer sport

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Leading in that sport

| Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Cycling| 2| 0| 1| 3
Gymnastics| 1| 1| 0| 2
3x3 basketball| 1| 0| 0| 1
Athletics| 0| 4| 1| 5
Canoeing| 0| 2| 0| 2
Weightlifting| 0| 1| 2| 3
Modern pentathlon| 0| 1| 0| 1
Shooting| 0| 1| 0| 1
Wrestling| 0| 1| 0| 1
Beach volleyball| 0| 0| 1| 1
Judo| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (11 entries)| 4| 11| 6| 21

### Medals by winter sport

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| Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Bobsleigh| 1| 0| 2| 3
Skeleton| 0| 2| 0| 2
Luge| 0| 1| 4| 5
Totals (3 entries)| 1| 3| 6| 10

### Other

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* Latvian sports shooter Haralds Blaus won bronze in the 1912 Olympics as a member of the Russian Empire team.

## List of medalists

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### Summer Olympics

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Silver | Jānis Daliņš | 1932 Los Angeles |  Athletics | Men's 50 km walk
Silver | Edvīns Bietags | 1936 Berlin |  Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Bronze | Adalberts Bubenko | 1936 Berlin |  Athletics | Men's 50 km walk
Silver | Ivans Klementjevs | 1992 Barcelona |  Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres
Silver | Afanasijs Kuzmins | 1992 Barcelona |  Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
Bronze | Dainis Ozols | 1992 Barcelona |  Cycling (Road) | Men's individual race
Silver | Ivans Klementjevs | 1996 Atlanta |  Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres
Gold | Igors Vihrovs | 2000 Sydney |  Gymnastics | Men's floor exercises
Silver | Aigars Fadejevs | 2000 Sydney |  Athletics | Men's 50 km walk
Bronze | Vsevolods Zeļonijs | 2000 Sydney |  Judo | Men's lightweight
Silver | Vadims Vasiļevskis | 2004 Athens |  Athletics | Men's javelin throw
Silver | Jevgēņijs Saproņenko | 2004 Athens |  Gymnastics | Men's vault
Silver | Jeļena Rubļevska | 2004 Athens |  Modern pentathlon | Women's individual
Silver | Viktors Ščerbatihs | 2004 Athens |  Weightlifting | Men's super heavyweight
Gold | Māris Štrombergs | 2008 Beijing |  Cycling (BMX) | Men's BMX
Silver | Ainārs Kovals | 2008 Beijing |  Athletics | Men's javelin throw
Bronze | Viktors Ščerbatihs | 2008 Beijing |  Weightlifting | Men's super heavyweight
Gold | Māris Štrombergs | 2012 London |  Cycling (BMX) | Men's BMX
Bronze | Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš | 2012 London |  Beach volleyball | Men's tournament
Gold | Agnis Čavars
Edgars Krūmiņš
Kārlis Lasmanis
Nauris Miezis | 2020 Tokyo |  3x3 basketball | Men's 3x3 basketball
Bronze | Artūrs Plēsnieks | 2020 Tokyo |  Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight

### Winter Olympics

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Mārtiņš Rubenis | 2006 Turin |  Luge | Men's singles
Silver | Andris Šics
Juris Šics | 2010 Vancouver |  Luge | Doubles
Silver | Martins Dukurs | 2010 Vancouver |  Skeleton | Men's
Gold | Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga
Arvis Vilkaste | 2014 Sochi |  Bobsleigh | Four-man
Silver | Martins Dukurs | 2014 Sochi |  Skeleton | Men's
Bronze | Andris Šics
Juris Šics | 2014 Sochi |  Luge | Doubles
Bronze | Mārtiņš Rubenis
Andris Šics
Juris Šics
Elīza Tīruma | 2014 Sochi |  Luge | Team relay
Bronze | Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis | 2014 Sochi |  Bobsleigh | Two-man
Bronze | Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga | 2018 Pyeongchang |  Bobsleigh | Two–man
Bronze | Kristers Aparjods
Mārtiņš Bots
Roberts Plūme
Elīza Tīruma | 2022 Beijing |  Luge | Team relay

## List of gold medal winners

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No. | Name | Sport | Year

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Under the Soviet Union
1 | Inese Jaunzeme | Javelin throw | 1956
2 | Elvīra Ozoliņa | Javelin throw | 1960
3 | Ivans Bugajenkovs | Volleyball | 1964
4 | Staņislavs Lugailo | Volleyball | 1964
5 | Ivans Bugajenkovs | Volleyball | 1968
6 | Oļegs Antropovs | Volleyball | 1968
7 | Jānis Lūsis | Javelin throw | 1968
8 | Tatjana Veinberga | Volleyball | 1968
9 | Uļjana Semjonova | Basketball | 1976
10 | Tamāra Dauniene | Basketball | 1976
11 | Vera Zozuļa | Luge | 1980
12 | Uļjana Semjonova | Basketball | 1980
13 | Dainis Kūla | Javelin throw | 1980
14 | Pāvels Seļivanovs | Volleyball | 1980
15 | Aleksandrs Muzičenko | Sailing | 1980
16 | Jānis Ķipurs | Bobsleigh | 1988
17 | Vitālijs Samoilovs | Ice hockey | 1988
18 | Afanasijs Kuzmins | Shooting | 1988
19 | Ivans Klementjevs | Canoeing | 1988
20 | Natālija Laščonova | Gymnastics | 1988
21 | Igors Miglinieks | Basketball | 1988
Independent Latvia
22 | Igors Vihrovs | Gymnastics | 2000
23 | Māris Štrombergs | BMX | 2008
24 | Māris Štrombergs | BMX | 2012
25-28 | Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga
Arvis Vilkaste | Bobsleigh
Four-man | 2014
29-32 | Agnis Čavars
Edgars Krūmiņš
Kārlis Lasmanis
Nauris Miezis | 3x3 basketball | 2020

## Notes

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At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day.[1][2][3][4]

## See also

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* List of flag bearers for Latvia at the Olympics
* Category:Olympic competitors for Latvia
* Latvia at the Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ "Latvia's quick-change artist makes Olympic history". Toronto Star. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
2. ^ Harris, Beth (2010-02-13). "Latvian speedskater is 1st to do double duty". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-02-19.[dead link]
3. ^ CTV Olympics, "Latvian skater makes Olympic history", Agence France-Presse, 14 February 2010 . Retrieved 18 February 2010.
4. ^ New York Times, "Crosstown Ride to a Speedskating First", Associated Press, 30 January 2010 . Retrieved 18 February 2010.

## External links

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* "Latvia". International Olympic Committee.
* "Latvia". Olympedia.com.
* "Olympic Analytics/LAT". olympanalyt.com.
* Video: Latvia's return to Olympic competition after lengthy Soviet occupation. February 12, 2020. Atslēgas. Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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