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| Latvia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | LAT |
| NPC | Latvian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inParis, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) | |
| Competitors | 8 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Diana Krumina Rihards Snikus |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1988) | |
Latvia competed at the2024 Summer Paralympics inParis, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names arebolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Diāna Krumina | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F56 | 3 September |
| Gold | Rihards Snikus | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade I | 3 September |
| Gold | Rihards Snikus | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade I | 7 September |
 Silver | Aigars Apinis | Athletics | Men's discus throw F52 | 1 September |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Latvian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the2023 World Championships,2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | ||
| Emils Dzilna | Men's shot put F12 | 15.60 | 5 |
| Raivo Maksims | Men's shot put F46 | 11.63 | 10 |
| Men's javelin throw F46 | 47.54 | 8 | |
| Aigars Apinis | Men's discus throw F52 | 20.62SB | |
| Diāna Krumina | Women's discus throw F55 | 24.31 | 4 |
| Women's javelin throw F56 | 24.99PR | | |
Latvia entered one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskars Gailiss | Men's road race C4–5 | –1 LAP | 18 |
| Men's time trial C4 | 44:30.48 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Oskars Gailiss | Men's time trial C4-5 | 1:14.160 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Men's pursuit C4 | 5:09.932 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Qualification Legend:QB=Final Bronze medal;QG=Final Gold medal;QF=Final
Latvia entered one para-equestrian into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Rihards Snikus | King Of The Dance | Individual championship test grade I | 79.167Q | |
| Individual freestyle test grade I | 82.487 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Margita Kanopka | P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | 526-5x | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jurijs Semjonovs | Men's 50 m freestyle S7 | 29.99 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m backstroke S7 | 1:14.68 | 5Q | 1:14.76 | 7 | |
| Men's 50 m butterfly S7 | DSQ | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m individual medley SM7 | 2:50.52 | 9 | Did not advance | ||