Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Latvia won their first summer Olympic gold medal at these games. 45 competitors, 30 men and 15 women, took part in 47 events in 13 sports.[1]

Latvia at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Sydney
Competitors45 (30 men, 15 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Voldemārs Lūsis
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldIgors VihrovsGymnasticsMen's floor exercises
 SilverAigars FadejevsAthleticsMen's 50 km walk
 BronzeVsevolods ZeļonijsJudoMen's lightweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ugis Bruvelis 50 km walk N/A 4:11:41 35
Aigars Fadejevs 20 km walk N/A 1:22:43 14
50 km walk N/A 3:43:40
Viktors Lacis 800 m 1:46.94 3 q N/A 1:47.24 6 Did not advance
Modris Liepiņš 50 km walk N/A 3:48:36 9
Staņislavs Olijars 110 m hurdles 13.56 2 Q 13.34 3 Q 13.50 4 Did not advance
Maris Putenis 20 km walk N/A DQ AC
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Voldemārs Lūsis Javelin throw 80.08 18 Did not advance
Ēriks Rags 75.75 26 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka 5000 m 15:09.45 4 Q N/A 14:55.46 9
10000 m 32:32.87 8 Q N/A 32:17.72 19
Jolanta Dukure 20 km walk N/A 1:36.54 30
Irina Latve 800 m 2:06:05 29 Did not advance
Anita Liepiņa 20 km walk N/A 1:39.17 37
Anita Trumpe 100 m hurdles 13.77 33 Did not advance
Irēna Žauna 400 m hurdles 57.79 23 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Valentīna Gotovska Long jump 6.47 19 Did not advance
Līga Kļaviņa High Jump NM AC Did not advance
Inga Kožarenoka Javelin Throw 53.83 30 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jefimijs Klementjevs C-1 1000 m 3:58.840 4 QS N/A 4:01.300 2 Q 4:00.931 7

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Raivis Belohvoščiks Men's road race DNF
Men's time trial 59:57 15
Andris Naudužs Men's road race DNF
Dainis Ozols Men's road race DNF
Men's time trial 1:00:46 21
Arvis Piziks Men's road race 5:30:46 22
Andris Reiss 5:42:01 81

Track
1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Gvido Miezis Men's 1000m time trial 1:08.113 16
Men's Sprint
Athlete Event Qualifying round 1/16 1/16 repechage 1/8 final 1/8 repechage Classification 9-12 Quarter-finals Classification 5-8 Semi-finals Finals
Time Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Time Rank
Viesturs Bērziņš Men's sprint 10.343 5 Q  Ota (JPN)
W 11.008		 BYE  van Eijden (GER)
L 10.682		  MacLean (GBR)
 Arrue (USA)
L		  Buran (CZE)
 Arrue (USA)
 Hill (AUS)
L		 Did not advance 10
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification First round Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Viesturs Bērziņš
Ainārs Ķiksis
Ivo Lakučs		 Men's team sprint 45.589
59.225		 6 Q  Australia (AUS)
L 46.625
58.033		 8 Did not advance
Men's Keirin
Athlete Event First round First repechage Second round Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ainārs Ķiksis Men's Keirin DNF AC 1 Q DNF Did not advance

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Latvia in 2000.

Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Jūlija Vansoviča Women's épée  Bravo (CHI)
W 15-5		  Szalay-Horváth (HUN)
W 15-13		  Nagy (HUN)
L 10-15		 Did not advance 16

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Igors Vihrovs Floor Exercise 9.662 Q 8.462 9.375 9.587 9.500 9.600 56.186 26 Q 9.812 N/A 9.812

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Vsevolods Zeļonijs −73 kg BYE  Laraque (HAI)
W 1001-0000		  Shturbabin (UZB)
W 1010-0000		  Maddaloni (ITA)
L 0001-0011		 N/A BYE  Moussa (TUN)
W 1000-0010		  Kheder (FRA)
W 1110-0100		  Yong-sin (KOR)
W 1000-0000

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol)		 Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Running
(3000 m)		 Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Time Rank MP points Wins Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Deniss Čerkovskis Men's 174 19 1024 6 24 600 2:12.04 19 1180 133 12 967 9:27.35 7 1132 4903 18
Jeļena Rubļevska Women's 169 18 964 15 2 960 2:29.07 20 1110 145 14 955 11:04.81 8 1062 5051 8

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals C-D Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andris Reinholds Single sculls 7:06.28 3 R 7:06.40 1 SA/B N/A 7:15.04 4 FB DQ AC

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Vita Matīse Mistral 18 19 17 22 20 13 23 18 20 24 23 170.0 22
Žaklīna Litauniece Europe 24 26 27 26 24 20 24 25 24 26 25 218 27

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Afanasijs Kuzmins 25 m rapid fire pistol 585 6 Q 681.3 8
Boriss Timofejevs Skeet 122 12 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Artūrs Jakovļevs 100 m butterfly 56.63 56 Did not advance
Valērijs Kalmikovs 100 m breaststroke 1:04.02 34 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:16.21 19 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:04.18 24 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Margarita Kalmikova 200 m breaststroke 2:35.69 28 Did not advance
Agnese Ozoliņa 50 m freestyle 27.28 44 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 59.28 45 Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Sergejs Lazovskis −94 kg 155.0 18 200.0 16 355.0 18
Raimonds Bergmanis +105 kg 180 DNF — — — DNF
Viktors Ščerbatihs 202.5 5 250.0 6 452.5 6

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Final round
Result		 Rank
Igors Samušonoks −85 kg  Justin Abdou (CAN)
L 2-3		  Yoel Romero (CUB)
L 0-3		  Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ)
W 7-6		 3 Did not advance 11

Notes
  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site
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References
  1. "Latvia at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
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