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
2 Silver	Jānis Daliņš	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 Silver	Edvīns Bietags	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Adalberts Bubenko	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 Silver	Ivans Klementjevs	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
2 Silver	Afanasijs Kuzmins	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
3 Bronze	Dainis Ozols	1992 Barcelona	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
2 Silver	Ivans Klementjevs	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
1 Gold	Igors Vihrovs	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Men's floor exercises
2 Silver	Aigars Fadejevs	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
3 Bronze	Vsevolods Zeļonijs	2000 Sydney	Judo	Men's lightweight
2 Silver	Jevgēņijs Saproņenko	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's vault
2 Silver	Vadims Vasiļevskis	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
2 Silver	Jeļena Rubļevska	2004 Athens	Modern pentathlon	Women's individual
2 Silver	Viktors Ščerbatihs	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's super heavyweight
1 Gold	Māris Štrombergs	2008 Beijing	Cycling (BMX)	Men's BMX
2 Silver	Ainārs Kovals	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
3 Bronze	Viktors Ščerbatihs	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš – Jānis Šmēdiņš	2012 London	Beach volleyball	Men's tournament
1 Gold	Māris Štrombergs	2012 London	Cycling	Men's BMX

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Mārtiņš Rubenis	2006 Turin	Luge	Men's singles
2 Silver	Andris Šics & Juris Šics	2010 Vancouver	Luge	Doubles
2 Silver	Martins Dukurs	2010 Vancouver	Skeleton (sport)	Men's

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

• "Latvian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-12-19.