# Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games and twelfth overall in Summer Olympic history.
After finishing with no medals five years prior, Latvia won two medals in Tokyo, with one of them being gold.

## Medalists

The following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Latvia men's national 3x3 team Agnis ČavarsEdgars KrūmiņšKārlis LasmanisNauris Miezis | Basketball | Men's 3×3 tournament | July 28 |
| Bronze | Artūrs Plēsnieks | Weightlifting | Men's 109 kg | August 3 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Basketball | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 33 |

## Athletics

Latvian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### 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 a 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 | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Arnis Rumbenieks | Men's 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 4:13:33 | 37 |
| Ruslans Smolonskis | Men's 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Līga Velvere | Women's 800 m | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Gatis Čakšs | Men's javelin throw | 78.73 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anete Kociņa | Women's javelin throw | 58.84 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Līna Mūze | Women's javelin throw | 57.33 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Madara Palameika | Women's javelin throw | 60.94 | 12 q | 58.70 | 11 |
| Laura Igaune | Women's hammer throw | 68.53 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | 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 3×3 | Men's 3×3 tournament | Poland W 21–14 | Belgium L 20–21 | China W 18–17 | Japan W 21–18 | Serbia L 16–22 | ROC L 19–15 | Netherlands W 22–18 | 3 | Japan W 21–18 | Belgium W 21–8 | ROC W 21–18 | |

### 3×3 basketball
#### Men's tournament

Latvia men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Games by winning a bronze medal at the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

##### Team roster

The players were announced on 6 July 2021.
* Agnis Čavars
* Edgars Krūmiņš
* Kārlis Lasmanis
* Nauris Miezis

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 91 | +47 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 127 | −1 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Latvia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 129 | +4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 132 | 129 | +3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | ROC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 125 | −9 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 123 | 134 | −11 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 120 | 130 | −10 | |
| 8 | China | 7 | 2 | 5 | 119 | 142 | −23 | |
* 1 2 3 Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
* 1 2 3 Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 11:35 v
* Report
| Poland | 14–21 | Latvia |
| Pts: Hicks 8 | | Pts: Miezis 7 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Edmond Ho (HKG)
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 18:40 v
* Report
| Latvia | 20–21 | Belgium |
| Pts: Lasmanis 11 | | Pts: Vervoort 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Edmond Ho (HKG)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 15:00 v
* Report
| China | 17–18 | Latvia |
| Pts: Hu 12 | | Pts: Lasmanis 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 22:25 v
* Report
| Latvia | 21–18 | Japan |
| Pts: Lasmanis 7 | | Pts: Tominaga 9 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 15:25 v
* Report
| Latvia | 16–22 | Serbia |
| Pts: three players 5 | | Pts: Majstorović 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 22:00 v
* Report
| ROC | 19–15 | Latvia |
| Pts: Zuev 7 | | Pts: Lasmanis 6 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:25 v
* Report
| Latvia | 22–18 | Netherlands |
| Pts: Miezis 9 | | Pts: Van der Horst 8 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

##### Quarterfinal

* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 22:20 v
* Report
| Latvia | 21–18 | Japan |
| Pts: Krūmiņš 9 | | Pts: Tominaga 8 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

##### Semifinal

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 18:40 v
* Report
| Belgium | 8–21 | Latvia |
| Pts: Vervoort 5 | | Pts: Lasmanis 9 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

##### Gold medal match

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 22:25 v
* Report
| ROC | 18–21 | Latvia |
| Pts: Karpenkov 7 | | Pts: Lasmanis 10 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Latvia qualified a single boat (men's K-1 200 m) for the Games with a top-two finish at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Roberts Akmens | Men's K-1 200 m | 35.448 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 35.688 | 4 FA | 36.014 | 8 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling
### Road

Latvia entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 32 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Krists Neilands | Men's road race | 6:15:38 | 33 |
| Toms Skujiņš | Men's road race | 6:11:46 | 22 |
| Toms Skujiņš | Men's time trial | 1:02:04.93 | 30 |

### BMX

Latvia received two quota places (one per gender) for BMX at the Olympics by topping the field of nations vying for qualification in the men's race at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships and by finishing among the top three nations for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of June 1, 2021.

#### Race

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Helvijs Babris | Men's race | 15 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vineta Pētersone | Women's race | 16 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

Latvia entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe), marking the country's debut in the sport.

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank |
| Kristaps Neretnieks | Valour | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 13 | 88.75 | 23 |

## Judo

Latvia qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. Two-time Olympian Jevgeņijs Borodavko accepted a continental berth from the European zone as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jevgeņijs Borodavko | Men's −100 kg | Cirjenics (HUN) L FUS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Karate

Latvia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2019 European Games champion Kalvis Kalniņš secured a place in the men's kumite 67-kg category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the European zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.

### Kumite

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kalvis Kalniņš | Men's –67 kg | Al-Masatfa (JOR) L 3–8 | Madera (VEN) W 4–2 | Da Costa (FRA) L 2–11 | Derafshipour (EOR) L 3–5 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

Latvia entered one modern pentathlete into the Olympic competition. Pāvels Švecovs finished last of the top eight modern pentathletes vying for qualification in the men's event based on the UIPM World Rankings of June 1, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Total points | Final rank |
| Pāvels Švecovs | Men's | 22-13 | 2 | 7 | 234 | 1:59.83 | 10 | 311 | 81.97 | 16 | 285 | 11:40.67 | 26 | 600 | 1430 | 14 |

## Shooting

Latvia granted an invitation from ISSF to send 2014 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Agate Rašmane (women's 25 m pistol) to the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Agate Rašmane | Women's 10 m air pistol | 573 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Agate Rašmane | Women's 25 m pistol | 569 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Latvia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Daniils Bobrovs | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:14.25 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ieva Maļuka | Women's 100 m freestyle | 56.39 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ieva Maļuka | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:03.75 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Latvia entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Jeļena Ostapenko (world no. 43) and rookie Anastasija Sevastova (world no. 57) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for the women's singles based on the WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jeļena Ostapenko | Women's singles | Vesnina (ROC) L 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anastasija Sevastova | Women's singles | Ferro (FRA) L 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasija Sevastova | Women's doubles | — | Perez / Stosur (AUS) L 6–4, 1–6, [5–10] | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Latvia men's and women's beach volleyball pairs qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FIVB World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Haiyang, China.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Repechage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Edgars Točs | Men's | Perušič / Schweiner (CZE) W (21–0, 21–0) | Krasilnikov / Stoyanovskiy (ROC) W (13–21, 21–19, 15–11) | Gaxiola / Rubio (MEX) L (18–21, 16–21) | 2 Q | Bye | Evandro / Schmidt (BRA) W (21–19, 21–18) | Alison / Álvaro (BRA) W (21–16, 21–19) | Mol / Sørum (NOR) L (15–21, 16–21) | Ahmed / Cherif (QAT) L (12–21, 18–21) | 4 |
| Tina Graudiņa Anastasija Kravčenoka | Women's | Claes / Sponcil (USA) L (13–21, 21–16, 11–15) | Ana Patrícia / Rebecca (BRA) W (21–15, 12–21, 15–12) | Khadambi / Makokha (KEN) W (21–6, 21–14) | 2 Q | Bye | Kholomina / Makroguzova (ROC) W (16–21, 21–17, 15–13) | Bansley / Wilkerson (CAN) W (21–13, 18–21, 15–11) | Artacho / Clancy (AUS) L (21–23, 13–21) | Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré (SUI) L (19–21, 15–21) | 4 |

## Weightlifting

Latvia entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. 2018 junior world champion Ritvars Suharevs (men's 81 kg) and two-time Olympian Artūrs Plēsnieks (men's 109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ritvars Suharevs | Men's –81 kg | 163 | 5 | 195 | 6 | 358 | 6 |
| Artūrs Plēsnieks | Men's –109 kg | 180 | 7 | 230 | 2 | 410 | |

## Wrestling

Latvia qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 62 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.
Key:
* VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Anastasija Grigorjeva | Women's −62 kg | Tynybekova (KGZ) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Incze (ROU) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Koliadenko (UKR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |