# Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It was Latvia's 9th appearance in Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Māris Štrombergs | Cycling | Men's BMX |
| Silver | Ainārs Kovals | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
| Bronze | Viktors Ščerbatihs | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg |

## Athletics
### 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 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ronalds Arājs | 200 m | 21.22 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ingus Janevics | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Ingus Janevics | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:12:45 | 42 |
| Igors Kazakēvičs | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:52:38 | 16 |
| Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | 800 m | 1:47.12 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Staņislavs Olijars | 110 m hurdles | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valērijs Žolnerovičs | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:37.65 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ainārs Kovals | Javelin throw | 80.15 | 7 q | 86.64 | |
| Ēriks Rags | Javelin throw | 79.33 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Igors Sokolovs | Hammer throw | 73.72 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Māris Urtāns | Shot put | 19.57 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vadims Vasiļevskis | Javelin throw | 83.51 | 1 Q | 81.32 | 9 |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Jānis Karlivāns | Result | 11.36 | 7.26 | 14.85 | 1.84 | 51.61 | 15.28 | 44.54 | DNS | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Jānis Karlivāns | Points | 782 | 876 | 780 | 661 | 742 | 816 | 757 | 0 | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jolanta Dukure | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:41:03 | 41 |
| Inna Poluškina | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:18.60 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ieva Zunda | 400 m hurdles | 57.43 | 5 | 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 |
| Sinta Ozoliņa | Javelin throw | 60.13 | 12 q | 53.38 | 11 |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Aiga Grabuste | Result | 13.78 | 1.77 | 12.70 | 24.71 | 6.36 | 39.02 | 2:16.87 | 6050 PB | 19* |
| Aiga Grabuste | Points | 1010 | 941 | 707 | 914 | 962 | 649 | 867 | 6050 PB | 19* |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Grabuste moved up a position.

## Basketball
### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Latvia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 319 | +105 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 333 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 324 | 332 | −8 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 360 | −33 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 387 | −53 | 6 | |
| 6 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
* 9 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| Latvia | 57–62 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 24–15, 17–12, 9–21 |||
| Pts: Jansone 24 Rebs: Tamane 6, Kubliņa 6 Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 6 | | Pts: Shchegoleva 12, Korstin 12 Rebs: Shchegoleva 12 Asts: Rakhmatulina 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG)
* 11 August 2008 16:45
* Report
| Latvia | 57–79 | Belarus |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–19, 14–20, 8–19 |||
| Pts: Baško 19 Rebs: Jansone, Kubliņa, Tamane 6 Asts: Eglīte 3 | | Pts: Leuchanka 22 Rebs: Verameyenka 9 Asts: Marchanka 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB)
* 13 August 2008 14:30
* Report
| Brazil | 78–79 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 13–17, 23–26, 19–22 |||
| Pts: Zakrzeski 16 Rebs: Santos, Zakrzeski 9 Asts: Pinto 4 | | Pts: Jēkabsone 25 Rebs: Kubliņa 7 Asts: Jēkabsone 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
* 15 August 2008 11:15
* Report
| Latvia | 73–96 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–22, 18–35, 17–20 |||
| Pts: Tāre 14 Rebs: Brumermane, Jansone 5 Asts: Tāre 4 | | Pts: Jackson 30 Rebs: Taylor 11 Asts: Harrower, Taylor 4 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG)
* 17 August 2008 14:30
* Report
| South Korea | 72–68 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–13, 18–9, 12–24 |||
| Pts: Park 17 Rebs: Lee 10 Asts: Lee 4 | | Pts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 22 Rebs: Tamane 11 Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Jose Carreon (PUR)

## Canoeing
### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Miķelis Ežmalis | Men's C-1 500 m | 1:54.890 | 6 QS | 1:56.907 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miķelis Ežmalis | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:13.777 | 4 QS | 4:16.820 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Krists Straume Kristaps Zaļupe | Men's K-2 500 m | 1:31.020 | 4 QS | 1:32.649 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Krists Straume Kristaps Zaļupe | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:23.198 | 5 QS | 3:23.408 | 1 Q | 3:19.387 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Raivis Belohvoščiks | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Raivis Belohvoščiks | Men's time trial | 1:08:54 | 36 |
| Gatis Smukulis | Men's road race | 6:36:48 | 68 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ivo Lakučs | Men's BMX | 36.509 | 16 | 21 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Artūrs Matisons | Men's BMX | 36.072 | 4 | 6 | 2 Q | 22 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Māris Štrombergs | Men's BMX | 35.910 | 2 | 7 | 1 Q | 3 | 1 Q | 36.190 | |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Vsevolods Zeļonijs | Men's −73 kg | Wiłkomirski (POL) L 0010–0020 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jevgeņijs Borodavko | Men's −90 kg | Meloni (ITA) L 0010–0100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | 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) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Deniss Čerkovskis | Men's | 184 | 12 | 1144 | 15–20 | 24 | 760 | 2:10.46 | 29 | 1236 | 112 | 9 | 1088 | 9:29.96 | 13 | 1124 | 5352 | 11 |
| Jeļena Rubļevska | Women's | 181 | 35 | 908 | 27–8 | 2 | 1048 | 2:22.94 | 25 | 1208 | 220 | 31 | 980 | 10:49.35 | 18 | 1124 | 5268 | 23 |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 565 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Andrejs Dūda | 100 m butterfly | 55.20 | 59 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrejs Dūda | 200 m individual medley | 2:04.18 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Romāns Miloslavskis | 100 m freestyle | 50.40 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Romāns Miloslavskis | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.41 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| 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 |
| Ernests Gulbis | Men's singles | Davydenko (RUS) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Aleksandrs Samoilovs | Men's | Pool B Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–18) Baracetti – Conde (ARG) L 0 – 2 (21–23, 19–21) Heuscher – Heyer (SUI) W 2 – 1 (21–17, 21–23, 15–13) | 1 Q | Gosch – Horst (AUT) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 18–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Viktors Ščerbatihs | Men's +105 kg | 206 | 3 | 242 | 3 | 448 | |