Latvia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent country at the Summer Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1952 to 1988. 34 competitors, 25 men and 9 women, took part in 31 events in 13 sports.[1]
| Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 34 (25 men and 9 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Raimonds Bergmanis |
| Medals Ranked 40th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Afanasijs Kuzmins | Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 30 July |
| Silver | Ivans Klementjevs | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 8 August |
 Bronze | Dainis Ozols | Cycling | Men's individual road race | 2 August |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 34 |
Athletics
edit- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Igors Kazanovs | 110 m hurdles | 13.88 | 4 Q | 13.76 | 4 Q | 13.77 | 6 | did not advance | |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Māris Bružiks | Triple jump | 16.94 | 9 Q | 16.80 | 10 |
| Aleksandrs Obižājevs | Pole vault | NM | did not advance | ||
| Mārcis Štrobinders | Javelin throw | 76.32 | 19 | did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Anita Klapote | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ilga Bērtulsone | Discus throw | 58.92 | 19 | did not advance | |
| Valentīna Gotovska | High jump | 1.92 | 6 Q | 1.83 | 13 |
Boxing
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Igors Šaplavskis | Light Middleweight | BYE |  Joseph Marwa (TAN)W 14-8 | — |  Juan Carlos Lemus (CUB)L 2-12 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Canoeing
editSlalom
edit| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | ||
| Dzintra Blūma | Women's K-1 | 173.37 | 23 | 160.83 | 20 | 160.83 | 24 |
Sprint
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jefimijs Klementjevs | C-1 500 m | 1:56.53 | 3 Q | BYE | 1:56.96 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Ivans Klementyev | C-1 1000 m | 4:03.82 | 3 Q | BYE | 4:04.12 | 3 Q | 4:06.60 |  | |
Cycling
editFive cyclists, all men, represented Latvia in 1992. Dainis Ozols won bronze in the road race.
Road
edit| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dainis Ozols | Men's road race | 4:35:24 |  |
| Arvis Piziks | 4:35:56 | 8 | |
| Arnolds Ūdris | 4:35:56 | 53 |
Track
edit- Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingus Veips | Men's time trial | 1:06.074 | 11 |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 2nd round | Repechage | Repechage finals | 3rd round | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Classification 5-8 | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | |||
| Ainārs Ķiksis | Men's sprint | 10.749 | 8 Q |  Erik Schoefs (BEL)L 11.505 |  Sean Bloch (RSA)W 11.327 |  Roberto Chiappa (ITA) Keiji Kojima (JPN)L 11.264 |  Gary Neiwand (AUS) Frédéric Magné (FRA)L 11.112 |  José Lovito (ARG)L 11.266 | did not advance | ||||
- Points race
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Laps | Rank | Points | Laps | Rank | ||
| Arnolds Ūdris | Men's points race | 10 | 1 | 28 | did not advance | ||
Judo
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Vsevolods Zeonijs | −65 kg | BYE |  Sang-Mun Kim (KOR)L 0000–1000 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Vadims Voinovs | −95 kg | BYE |  Dmitri Sergeyev (EUN)L 0000–0010 | did not advance | ||||||||
Modern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented Latvia in 1992.
| 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 | Points | Points | Points | Points | ||||
| Stanislavs Dobrotovskis | Men's | 762 | 1176 | 1075 | 931 | 852 | 4796 | 52 |
| Vjačeslavs Duhanovs | 796 | 1184 | 940 | 883 | DSQ | 3803 | 64 | |
| Kirils Medjancevs | 949 | 1276 | 955 | 934 | 1040 | 5154 | 26 | |
| Stanislavs Dobrotovskis Vjačeslavs Duhanovs Kirils Medjancevs | Team | 2507 | 3636 | 2970 | 2748 | 1892 | 13753 | 17 |
Rowing
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Uģis Lasmanis | Single sculls | 7:14.61 | 5 R | 7:03.27 | 2 Q | — | 7:10.69 | 10 FB | 7:01.54 | 9 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Liene Sastapa Gunta Lamasa | Coxless pair | 8:04.79 | 2 Q | — | 7:37.18 | 5 FB | 7:33.72 | 11 | |||
Sailing
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Ansis Dāle | Lechner A-390 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 287.0 | 29 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Ilona Dzelme | Lechner A-390 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 223.0 | 21 | |
Shooting
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 590 | 5 Q | 785 | 3 | 882 | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Boriss Timofejevs | Skeet | 148 | 10 Q | 197 | 11 | did not advance | |
Swimming
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Artūrs Jakovļevs | 100 m butterfly | 55.95 | 33 | did not advance | |||||
Tennis
edit- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Agnese Blumberga | Singles |  Christina Papadáki (GRE)W 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Amanda Coetzer (RSA) L 2–6, 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Larisa Savchenko |  Katerina Maleeva (BUL)L 6–7, 2–6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Agnese Blumberga Larisa Savchenko | Doubles | — |  Petra RitterJudith Wiesner (AUT) L 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 | did not advance | ||||
Weightlifting
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Aleksandrs Žerebkovs | 75 kg | 150.0 | 10 | 175.0 | 21 | 325.0 | 14 |
| Raimonds Bergmanis | 110 kg | 162.5 | 15 | 200.0 | 13 | 362.5 | 14 |
Wrestling
edit- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank | ||
| Eduards Žukovs | −62 kg | Musa Ilhan (AUS) W 2-5 T |  Dariusz Grzywiński (POL)L 2-4 |  Askari Mohammadian (IRN)L 0-11 |  Anibál Nieves (PUR)L 1-6 | — | 6 | did not advance | ||
References
edit- ^ "Latvia at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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