| Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inAtlanta | |
| Competitors | 47 (34 men and 13 women) in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Einārs Tupurītis |
| Medals Ranked 61st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
Latvia was represented at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States by theLatvian Olympic Committee.
In total, 47 athletes including 34 men and 13 women represented Latvia in 12 different sports includingathletics,boxing,canoeing,cycling,gymnastics,modern pentathlon,rowing,sailing,shooting,swimming,weightlifting andwrestling. Latvia won one medal at the games afterIvans Klementjevs claimed silver in thecanoeing men's C-1 1000 m.
In total, 29 athletes represented Latvia at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States across 12 different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mondern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 13 | 47 |
Latvia won one medal at the games whenIvans Klementjevs claimed silver in thecanoeing men's C-1 1000 m.[1]
In total, 17 Latvian athletes participated in the athletic events –Jeļena Blaževiča,Jeļena Čelnova,Aigars Fadejevs,Valentīna Gotovska,Sergejs Inšakovs,Lana Jēkabsone,Igors Kazanovs,Anita Liepiņa,Modris Liepiņš,Aleksandrs Obižajevs,Guntis Peders,Rojs Piziks,Aleksandrs Prokopčuks,Gundega Sproģe,Egīls Tēbelis andEinārs Tupurītis.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aigars Fadejevs | 20 km walk | — | 1:20:47 | 6 | |||||
| Sergejs Inšakovs | 100 m | 10.42 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 20.41 | 2Q | 20.58 | 4Q | 20.48 | 7 | did not advance | ||
| Igors Kazanovs | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 | 27q | 13.42 | 8Q | 14.13 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Modris Liepiņš | 50 km walk | — | 4:01:12 | 23 | |||||
| Guntis Peders | 110 m hurdles | 13.72 | 25Q | 13.59 | 19 | did not advance | |||
| Aleksandrs Prokopčuks | Marathon | — | 2:21.50 | 51 | |||||
| Einārs Tupurītis | 800 m | 1:45.88 | 2Q | — | 1:46.41 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Egīls Tēbelis | 400 m hurdles | 50.73 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Aleksandrs Obižajevs | Pole vault | 5.40 | 27 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rojs Piziks | Result | 11.40 | 6.86 | 14.60 | 2.16 | 51.48 | 15.20 | 45.90 | 5.00 | 58.40 | 4:30.88 | 7994 | 23 |
| Points | 774 | 781 | 765 | 953 | 748 | 825 | 785 | 910 | 714 | 739 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jeļena Čelnova | 5000 m | 15:59.00 | 12 | did not advance | |||||
| Lana Jēkabsone | 400 m hurdles | 56.18 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Anita Liepiņa | 10 km walk | — | 45:35 | 22 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Jeļena Blaževiča | Triple jump | 14.24 | 10Q | 14.12 | 8 |
| Valentīna Gotovska | Long jump | 6.08 | 27 | did not advance | |
| Gundega Sproģe | Triple jump | 13.67 | 19 | did not advance | |
Source:[2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the boxing events –Romāns Kukļins.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Romāns Kukļins | Heavyweight | L 6-16 | did not advance | ||||
Source:[2]
Three Latvian athletes participated in the canoeing events –Dzintra Blūma,Aldis Kļaviņš andIvans Klementjevs.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | ||
| Aldis Kļaviņš | Men's K-1 | 166.08 | 25 | 152.67 | 15 | 152.67 | 21 |
| Dzintra Blūma | Women's K-1 | DNF | AC | 372.81 | 28 | 372.81 | 30 |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ivans Klementjevs | C-1 1000 m | 4:24.678 | 3QS | — | 4:10.455 | 1Q | 3:54.954 | ||
Source:[2]
Seven Latvian athletes participated in the cycling events –Viesturs Bērziņš,Ainārs Ķiksis,Kaspars Ozers,Dainis Ozols,Arvis Piziks,Juris Silovs andRomāns Vainšteins.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaspars Ozers | Men's road race | 04:56:43 | 22 |
| Dainis Ozols | 04:56:51 | 92 | |
| Arvis Piziks | 04:56:33 | 18 | |
| Juris Silovs | 04:56:44 | 31 | |
| Romāns Vainšteins | 04:56:54 | 106 |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainārs Ķiksis | Men's time trial | 1:05.457 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Repechage | 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 | Opposition Time | Rank | |||
| Viesturs Bērziņš | Men's sprint | 10.463 | 9Q | W 11.008 | BYE | W 11.044 | BYE | L 10.808 | L 10.808 | did not advance | ||||
Source:[2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the gymnastics events –Ludmila Prince.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Ludmila Prince | Individual all-around | 9.4759.537 | 9.0009.150 | 8.4128.700 | 9.3629.550 | 73.186 | 58 | did not advance | |||||
Source:[2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the modern pentathlon events –Vjačeslavs Duhanovs.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP points | Wins | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Vjačeslavs Duhanovs | Men's | 173 | 20 | 1012 | 3:23.29 | 17 | 1248 | 15 | 18 | 790 | 150 | 18 | 950 | 13:13.380 | 17 | 1186 | 5186 | 22 |
Source:[2]
Four Latvian athletes participated in the rowing events –Uģis Lasmanis,Liene Lutere,Sanita Ozoliņa andAndris Reinholds.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Uģis Lasmanis Andris Reinholds | Double sculls | 6:52.80 | 2R | 6:51.19 | 1SA/B | — | 6:40.68 | 5FB | 6:20.82 | 9 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | Double sculls | 7:36.18 | 4R | 7:48.02 | 2SA/B | — | 7:32.00 | 6FB | 7:06.47 | 11 | |
Source:[2]
Two Latvian athletes participated in the sailing events –Ansis Dāle andIlona Dzelme.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Ansis Dāle | Mistral | 24 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 134.0 | 20 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Ilona Dzelme | Mistral | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 113.0 | 18 | |
Source:[2]
Two Latvian athletes participated in the shooting events –Afanasijs Kuzmins andBoriss Timofejevs.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 585 | 10 | did not advance | |
| 10 m air pistol | 574 | 29 | did not advance | ||
| Boriss Timofejevs | Skeet | 122 | 6Q | 145 | 6 |
Source:[2]
Four Latvian athletes participated in the swimming events –Artūrs Jakovļevs,Margarita Kalmikova,Valērijs Kalmikovs andAgnese Ozoliņa.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Artūrs Jakovļevs | 100 m butterfly | 56.62 | 49 | did not advance | |||
| Valērijs Kalmikovs | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.07 | 17q | 2:16.23 | 13 | did not advance | |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:06.16 | 21 | did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:28.04 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Margarita Kalmikova | 200 m breaststroke | 2:39.63 | 31 | did not advance | |||
| Agnese Ozoliņa | 50 m freestyle | 27.65 | 47 | did not advance | |||
Source:[2]
Five Latvian athletes participated in the weightlifting events –Raimonds Bergmanis,Vladimirs Morozovs,Viktors Ščerbatihs,Ivars Zdanovskis andDainis Zīlītis.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Vladimirs Morozovs | −54 kg | 100.0 | 19 | 122.5 | 19 | 222.5 | 19 |
| Dainis Zīlītis | −83 kg | 145.0 | 15 | 167.5 | 15 | 312.5 | 15 |
| Ivars Zdanovskis | −99 kg | 150.0 | 22 | 187.5 | 19 | 337.5 | 20 |
| Viktors Ščerbatihs | −108 kg | 177.5 | 12 | 212.5 | 11 | 390.0 | 10 |
| Raimonds Bergmanis | +108 kg | 177.5 | 12 | 225.0 | 10 | 402.5 | 9 |
Source:[2]
One Latvian athlete participated in the wrestling events –Aigars Jansons.[1]
| 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 | ||
| Aigars Jansons | −57 kg | W 4-3 | L 1-7 | W 9-2 | L 4-9 | — | 9 | did not advance | ||
Source:[2]