Latvia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Latvia at the Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
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Medals Ranked 72nd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 5 14 12 31
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

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 1948 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.

Latvian athletes have won a total of 21 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and 10 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. They have won a remarkably high proportion of silver medals, with 5 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 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1) 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 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 1948–1988 occupied by the  Soviet Union 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 33 1 0 1 2 59 2024 Paris 29 0 0 0 0 – 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 4 11 6 21 73

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 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 – 1948–1988 occupied by the  Soviet Union 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 58 0 0 1 1 27 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 1 3 6 10 38

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Daliņš, JānisJānis Daliņš	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 Silver	Bietags, EdvīnsEdvīns Bietags	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Bubenko, AdalbertsAdalberts Bubenko	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
2 Silver	Klementjevs, IvansIvans Klementjevs	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
2 Silver	Kuzmins, AfanasijsAfanasijs Kuzmins	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
3 Bronze	Ozols, DainisDainis Ozols	1992 Barcelona	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
2 Silver	Klementjevs, IvansIvans Klementjevs	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
1 Gold	Vihrovs, IgorsIgors Vihrovs	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Men's floor exercises
2 Silver	Fadejevs, AigarsAigars Fadejevs	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
3 Bronze	Zeļonijs, VsevolodsVsevolods Zeļonijs	2000 Sydney	Judo	Men's lightweight
2 Silver	Vasiļevskis, VadimsVadims Vasiļevskis	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
2 Silver	Saproņenko, JevgēņijsJevgēņijs Saproņenko	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's vault
2 Silver	Rubļevska, JeļenaJeļena Rubļevska	2004 Athens	Modern pentathlon	Women's individual
2 Silver	Ščerbatihs, ViktorsViktors Ščerbatihs	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's super heavyweight
1 Gold	Štrombergs, MārisMāris Štrombergs	2008 Beijing	Cycling (BMX)	Men's BMX
2 Silver	Kovals, AinārsAinārs Kovals	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
3 Bronze	Ščerbatihs, ViktorsViktors Ščerbatihs	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Men's super heavyweight
1 Gold	Štrombergs, MārisMāris Štrombergs	2012 London	Cycling (BMX)	Men's BMX
3 Bronze	Pļaviņš, MārtiņšMārtiņš Pļaviņš Šmēdiņš, JānisJānis Šmēdiņš	2012 London	Beach volleyball	Men's tournament
1 Gold	Čavars, AgnisAgnis Čavars Krūmiņš, EdgarsEdgars Krūmiņš Lasmanis, KārlisKārlis Lasmanis Miezis, NaurisNauris Miezis	2020 Tokyo	3x3 basketball	Men's 3x3 basketball
3 Bronze	Plēsnieks, ArtūrsArtūrs Plēsnieks	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Rubenis, MārtiņšMārtiņš Rubenis	2006 Turin	Luge	Men's singles
2 Silver	Šics, AndrisAndris Šics Šics, JurisJuris Šics	2010 Vancouver	Luge	Doubles
2 Silver	Dukurs, MartinsMartins Dukurs	2010 Vancouver	Skeleton	Men's
1 Gold	Dreiškens, DaumantsDaumants Dreiškens Melbārdis, OskarsOskars Melbārdis Strenga, JānisJānis Strenga Vilkaste, ArvisArvis Vilkaste	2014 Sochi	Bobsleigh	Four-man
2 Silver	Dukurs, MartinsMartins Dukurs	2014 Sochi	Skeleton	Men's
3 Bronze	Šics, AndrisAndris Šics Šics, JurisJuris Šics	2014 Sochi	Luge	Doubles
3 Bronze	Rubenis, MārtiņšMārtiņš Rubenis Šics, AndrisAndris Šics Šics, JurisJuris Šics Tīruma, ElīzaElīza Tīruma	2014 Sochi	Luge	Team relay
3 Bronze	Dreiškens, DaumantsDaumants Dreiškens Melbārdis, OskarsOskars Melbārdis	2014 Sochi	Bobsleigh	Two-man
3 Bronze	Melbārdis, OskarsOskars Melbārdis Strenga, JānisJānis Strenga	2018 Pyeongchang	Bobsleigh	Two–man
3 Bronze	Aparjods, KristersKristers Aparjods Bots, MārtiņšMārtiņš Bots Plūme, RobertsRoberts Plūme Tīruma, ElīzaElīza Tīruma	2022 Beijing	Luge	Team relay

List of gold medal winners

See also

In Spanish: Letonia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

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