Latvia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It was Latvia's 9th appearance in Summer Olympics.
Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | LAT |
NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 50 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 | |
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Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Māris Štrombergs | Cycling | Men's BMX |
![]() | Ainārs Kovals | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
![]() | Viktors Ščerbatihs | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg |
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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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 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:37.65 | 10 | — | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Ainārs Kovals | Javelin throw | 80.15 | 7 q | 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 | 1 Q | 81.32 | 9 |
- Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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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 | — | — |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jolanta Dukure | 20 km walk | — | 1:41:03 | 41 | |||
Inna Poluškina | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:18.60 | 14 | — | Did not advance | ||
Ieva Zunda | 400 m hurdles | 57.43 | 5 | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Sinta Ozoliņa | Javelin throw | 60.13 | 12 q | 53.38 | 11 |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Aiga Grabuste | Result | 13.78 | 1.77 | 12.70 | 24.71 | 6.36 | 39.02 | 2:16.87 | 6050 PB | 19* |
Points | 1010 | 941 | 707 | 914 | 962 | 649 | 867 |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[1] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Grabuste moved up a position.
Basketball
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Latvia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
Latvia women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 319 | +105 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 333 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 324 | 332 | −8 | 7[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 360 | −33 | 7[a] | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 387 | −53 | 6[b] | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6[b] |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
9 August 2008 22:15 |
Latvia ![]() | 57–62 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Canoeing
Sprint
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Miķelis Ežmalis | Men's C-1 500 m | 1:54.890 | 6 QS | 1:56.907 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:13.777 | 4 QS | 4:16.820 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Krists Straume Kristaps Zaļupe | Men's K-2 500 m | 1:31.020 | 4 QS | 1:32.649 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:23.198 | 5 QS | 3:23.408 | 1 Q | 3:19.387 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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 |
BMX
Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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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 | 2 Q | 22 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Māris Štrombergs | 35.910 | 2 | 7 | 1 Q | 3 | 1 Q | 36.190 | ![]() |
Judo
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Vsevolods Zeļonijs | Men's −73 kg | ![]() L 0010–0020 | Did not advance | |||||||
Jevgeņijs Borodavko | Men's −90 kg | ![]() L 0010–0100 | Did not advance |
Modern pentathlon
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 | ||||||||||
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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 |
Shooting
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 565 | 17 | Did not advance |
Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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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 |
Tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Ernests Gulbis | Men's singles | ![]() L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance |
Volleyball
Beach
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Aleksandrs Samoilovs | Men's | Pool B![]() W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–18) ![]() L 0 – 2 (21–23, 19–21) ![]() W 2 – 1 (21–17, 21–23, 15–13) | 1 Q | ![]() Horst (AUT) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 18–21) | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Viktors Ščerbatihs | Men's +105 kg | 206 | 3 | 242 | 3 | 448 | ![]() |
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