| Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 47 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vadims Vasiļevskis (opening) Māris Štrombergs (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 45th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Latvia was represented at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China by theLatvian Olympic Committee.
In total, 47 athletes including 29 men and 18 women represented Latvia in 11 different sports including athletics, basketball, canoeing, cycling, judo, modern pentathlon, shooting, swimming, tennis, volleyball and weightlifting.
Latvia won a total three medals at the games afterMāris Štrombergs won gold in themen's BMX,Ainārs Kovals won silver in themen's javelin throw andViktors Ščerbatihs won bronze in the men's weightlifting.
In total, 47 athletes represented Latvia at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China across 11 different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 47 |
Latvia won a total of three medals at the games afterMāris Štrombergs won gold in themen's BMX,Ainārs Kovals won silver in themen's javelin throw andViktors Ščerbatihs won bronze in theweightlifting men's +105 kg category.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Māris Štrombergs | Cycling | Men's BMX |
 Silver | Ainārs Kovals | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
 Bronze | Viktors Ščerbatihs | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg |
In total, 17 Latvian athletes participated in the athletics events –Ronalds Arājs,Jolanta Dukure,Aiga Grabuste,Ingus Janevics,Jānis Karlivāns,Igors Kazakēvičs,Ainārs Kovals,Dmitrijs Miļkevičs,Staņislavs Olijars,Sinta Ozoliņa,Inna Poluškina,Ēriks Rags,Igors Sokolovs,Māris Urtāns,Vadims Vasiļevskis,Valērijs Žolnerovičs andIeva Zunda.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ronalds Arājs | 200 m | 21.22 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ingus Janevics | 20 km walk | — | DNS | ||||||
| 50 km walk | — | 4:12:45 | 42 | ||||||
| Igors Kazakēvičs | 50 km walk | — | 3:52:38 | 16 | |||||
| Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | 800 m | 1:47.12 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Staņislavs Olijars | 110 m hurdles | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Valērijs Žolnerovičs | 3,000 m steeplechase | 8:37.65 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ainārs Kovals | Javelin throw | 80.15 | 7q | 86.64 | |
| Ēriks Rags | 79.33 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Igors Sokolovs | Hammer throw | 73.72 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Māris Urtāns | Shot put | 19.57 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Vadims Vasiļevskis | Javelin throw | 83.51 | 1Q | 81.32 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jānis Karlivāns | Result | 11.36 | 7.26 | 14.85 | 1.84 | 51.61 | 15.28 | 44.54 | DNS | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 782 | 876 | 780 | 661 | 742 | 816 | 757 | 0 | — | — | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jolanta Dukure | 20 km walk | — | 1:41:03 | 41 | |||
| Inna Poluškina | 3,000 m steeplechase | 10:18.60 | 14 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Ieva Zunda | 400 m hurdles | 57.43 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sinta Ozoliņa | Javelin throw | 60.13 | 12q | 53.38 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiga Grabuste | Result | 13.78 | 1.77 | 12.70 | 24.71 | 6.36 | 39.02 | 2:16.87 | 6050PB | 19* |
| Points | 1010 | 941 | 707 | 914 | 962 | 649 | 867 |
* The athlete who finished in second place,Lyudmila Blonska ofUkraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[2] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Grabuste moved up a position.
In total, 12 Latvian athletes participated in the basketball events –Elīna Babkina,Gunta Baško,Aija Brumermane,Zane Eglīte,Anda Eibele,Liene Jansone,Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota,Dita Krūmberga,Ieva Kubliņ,Aija Putniņa,Zane Tamane andIeva Tāre in thewomen's tournament.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 319 | +105 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 333 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 324 | 332 | −8 | 7[a] | |
| 4 |  South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 360 | −33 | 7[a] | |
| 5 |  Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 387 | −53 | 6[b] | |
| 6 |  Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6[b] |
9 August 2008 22:15 |
| Latvia | 57–62 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14,24–15,17–12, 9–21 | ||
| Pts:Jansone 24 Rebs:Tamane 6,Kubliņa 6 Asts:Jēkabsone-Žogota 6 | Pts:Shchegoleva 12,Korstin 12 Rebs:Shchegoleva 12 Asts:Rakhmatulina 5 | |
11 August 2008 16:45 |
| Latvia | 57–79 | Belarus |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–19, 14–20, 8–19 | ||
| Pts:Baško 19 Rebs:Jansone,Kubliņa,Tamane 6 Asts:Eglīte 3 | Pts:Leuchanka 22 Rebs:Verameyenka 9 Asts:Marchanka 5 | |
13 August 2008 14:30 |
| Brazil | 78–79 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter:23–14, 13–17, 23–26, 19–22 | ||
| Pts:Zakrzeski 16 Rebs:Santos,Zakrzeski 9 Asts:Pinto 4 | Pts:Jēkabsone 25 Rebs:Kubliņa 7 Asts:Jēkabsone 5 | |
15 August 2008 11:15 |
| Latvia | 73–96 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–22, 18–35, 17–20 | ||
| Pts:Tāre 14 Rebs:Brumermane,Jansone 5 Asts:Tāre 4 | Pts:Jackson 30 Rebs:Taylor 11 Asts:Harrower,Taylor 4 | |
17 August 2008 14:30 |
| South Korea | 72–68 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22,22–13,18–9, 12–24 | ||
| Pts:Park 17 Rebs:Lee 10 Asts:Lee 4 | Pts:Jēkabsone-Žogota 22 Rebs:Tamane 11 Asts:Jēkabsone-Žogota 5 | |
In total, three Latvian athletes participated in the canoeing events –Miķelis Ežmalis in themen's C-1 500 m and theMen's C-1 1,000 m andKrists Straume andKristaps Zaļupe in themen's K-2 500 m and theMen's K-2 1,000 m.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Miķelis Ežmalis | Men's C-1 500 m | 1:54.890 | 6QS | 1:56.907 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Men's C-1 1,000 m | 4:13.777 | 4QS | 4:16.820 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Krists Straume Kristaps Zaļupe | Men's K-2 500 m | 1:31.020 | 4QS | 1:32.649 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Men's K-2 1,000 m | 3:23.198 | 5QS | 3:23.408 | 1Q | 3:19.387 | 7 | |
Qualification Legend:QS = Qualify to semi-final;QF = Qualify directly to final
In total, five Latvian athletes participated in the cycling events –Raivis Belohvoščiks,Ivo Lakučs,Artūrs Matisons,Gatis Smukulis andMāris Štrombergs.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raivis Belohvoščiks | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 1:08:54 | 36 | |
| Gatis Smukulis | Men's road race | 6:36:48 | 68 |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ivo Lakučs | Men's BMX | 36.509 | 16 | 21 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Artūrs Matisons | 36.072 | 4 | 6 | 2Q | 22 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Māris Štrombergs | 35.910 | 2 | 7 | 1Q | 3 | 1Q | 36.190 | | |
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the judo events –Jevgeņijs Borodavko in themen's −90 kg category andVsevolods Zeļonijs in themen's −73 kg category.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Vsevolods Zeļonijs | Men's −73 kg |  Wiłkomirski (POL)L 0010–0020 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Jevgeņijs Borodavko | Men's −90 kg |  Meloni (ITA)L 0010–0100 | Did not advance | |||||||
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the modern pentathlon events –Deniss Čerkovskis in themen's competition andJeļena Rubļevska in thewomen's competition.[1]
| 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 | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Deniss Čerkovskis | Men's | 184 | 12 | 1144 | 15–20 | 24 | 760 | 2:10.46 | 29 | 1236 | 112 | 9 | 1088 | 9:29.96 | 13 | 1124 | 5352 | 11 |
| Jeļena Rubļevska | Women's | 181 | 35 | 908 | 27–8 | 2 | 1048 | 2:22.94 | 25 | 1208 | 220 | 31 | 980 | 10:49.35 | 18 | 1124 | 5268 | 23 |
In total, one Latvian athlete participated in the shooting events –Afanasijs Kuzmins in themen's 25 m rapid fire pistol.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 565 | 17 | Did not advance | |
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the swimming events –Andrejs Dūda in themen's 100 m butterfly and themen's 200 m individual medley andRomāns Miloslavskis in themen's 100 m freestyle andmen's 200 m freestyle.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrejs Dūda | 100 m butterfly | 55.20 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:04.18 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| Romāns Miloslavskis | 100 m freestyle | 50.40 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:48.41 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
In total, one Latvian athletes participated in the tennis events –Ernests Gulbis in themen's singles.[1]
| 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 | ||
| Ernests Gulbis | Men's singles | Davydenko (RUS) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the volleyball events –Mārtiņš Pļaviņš andAleksandrs Samoilovs in thebeach volleyball men's tournament.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Aleksandrs Samoilovs | Men's | Pool B Dalhausser –Rogers (USA)W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–18)  Baracetti –Conde (ARG)L 0 – 2 (21–23, 19–21)  Heuscher –Heyer (SUI)W 2 – 1 (21–17, 21–23, 15–13) | 1Q |  Gosch –Horst (AUT) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 18–21) | Did not advance | |||
In total, one Latvian athlete participated in the weightlifting events –Viktors Ščerbatihs in themen's +105 kg category.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Viktors Ščerbatihs | Men's +105 kg | 206 | 3 | 242 | 3 | 448 | |
