Latvia at the Olympics

Latvia was first at the Olympic Games in 1924. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes were part of Soviet Union at the Olympics between 1952 and 1988.  After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and independence of Latvia in 1991, the nation returned to the Olympic Games in 1992.  They have been at every Games since then.

The National Olympic Committee for Latvia was first formed in 1922.  The current NOC is the Latvian Olympic Committee, which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1991.

Medalists
Summer Olympics
 Medal Name Games Sport Event     1932 Los Angeles  Athletics  Men's 50 km walk     1936 Berlin  Wrestling  Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight     1936 Berlin  Athletics  Men's 50 km walk     1992 Barcelona  Canoeing  Men's C-1 1000 metres     1992 Barcelona  Shooting  Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol     1992 Barcelona  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race     1996 Atlanta  Canoeing  Men's C-1 1000 metres     2000 Sydney  Gymnastics  Men's floor exercises     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Men's 50 km walk     2000 Sydney  Judo  Men's lightweight     2004 Athens  Gymnastics  Men's vault     2004 Athens  Athletics  Men's javelin throw     2004 Athens  Modern pentathlon  Women's individual     2004 Athens  Weightlifting  Men's super heavyweight     2008 Beijing  Cycling (BMX)  Men's BMX     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Men's javelin throw  Viktors Ščerbatihs  2008 Beijing  Weightlifting  Men's super heavyweight  Mārtiņš Pļaviņš – Jānis Šmēdiņš  2012 London  Beach volleyball  Men's tournament     2012 London  Cycling  Men's BMX

Winter Olympics
 Medal Name Games Sport Event     2006 Turin  Luge  Men's singles   Andris Šics & Juris Šics  2010 Vancouver Luge  Doubles   Martins Dukurs  2010 Vancouver  Skeleton (sport)  Men's

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games
 1924 Paris  0  0  0  0 1928 Amsterdam  0  0  0  0 1932 Los Angeles  0  1  0  1 1936 Berlin  0  1  1  2 1952–1988  as part of the Soviet Union 1992 Barcelona  0  2  1  3 1996 Atlanta  0  1  0  1 2000 Sydney  1  1  1  3 2004 Athens  0  4  0  4 2008 Beijing  1  1  1  3 2008 London  1  0  1  2 Total  3  11  5  19

Medals by Winter Games
 1924 Chamonix  0  0  0  0 1928 St. Moritz  0  0  0  0 1932 Lake Placid  did not participate 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen  0  0  0  0 1952–1988  as part of the Soviet Union 1992 Albertville  0  0  0  0 1994 Lillehammer  0  0  0  0 1998 Nagano  0  0  0  0 2002 Salt Lake City  0  0  0  0 2006 Turin  0  0  1  1 2010 Vancouver  0  2  0  2 Total  0  2  1  3

Medals by sport
 Gymnastics  1  1  0  2 Cycling  2  0  1  3 Athletics  0  4  1  5 Canoeing  0  2  0  2 Modern pentathlon  0  1  0  1 Shooting  0  1  0  1 Weightlifting  0  1  1  2 Wrestling  0  1  0  1 Judo  0  0  1  1 Beach volleyball  0  0  1  1 Luge  0  1  1  2 Skeleton  0  1  0  1 Total  3  13  6  22

References



Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:Sport in Latvia
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