Latvia at the Olympics

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 1952 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.

Latvia at the Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
Medals	Gold 4 Silver 14 Bronze 10 Total 28
Summer appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvian athletes have won a total of 19 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and 9 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. They have won a remarkably high proportion of silver medals, with 4 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

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1900–1912 as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1) 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 London Soviet Union did not participate 1952–1988 as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 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 Future event Total 3 11 5 19 67

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix 1 0 0 0 0 – 1928 St. Moritz 2 0 0 0 0 – 1932 Lake Placid did not participate 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 26 0 0 0 0 – 1948 St. Moritz Soviet Union did not participate 1952–1988 as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 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 Future event 2026 Milan–Cortina Future event Total 1 3 5 9 40

Medals by summer sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Cycling 2 0 1 3 Gymnastics 1 1 0 2 Athletics 0 4 1 5 Canoeing 0 2 0 2 Weightlifting 0 1 1 2 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 (10 sports) 3 11 5 19

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Bobsleigh 1 0 2 3 Skeleton 0 2 0 2 Luge 0 1 3 4 Totals (3 sports) 1 3 5 9

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
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

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
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 Elīza Tīruma Andris Šics Juris Šics	2014 Sochi	Luge	Team relay
Bronze	Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiškens	2014 Sochi	Bobsleigh	Two-man
Bronze	Jānis Strenga Oskars Melbārdis	2018 Pyeongchang	Bobsleigh	Two–man

List of gold medal winners

No.	Name	Sport	Year
In 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

Notes

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

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

References

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.
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

• "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.