Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Latvia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	34 (25 men and 9 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Raimonds Bergmanis
Medals Rank: 40	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 3
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Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Summer Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1952 to 1988. 34 competitors, 25 men and 9 women, took part in 31 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Silver

• Ivans Klementjevs — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000 metres Canadian Singles
• Afanasijs Kuzmins — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol

Bronze

• Dainis Ozols — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Igors Kazanovs

Men's Pole Vault

• Aleksandrs Obižājevs

• Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's Triple Jump

• Māris Bružiks

• Qualification — 16.94 m
• Final — 16.80 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Mārcis Štrobinders

• Qualification — 76.32 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 metres

• Anita Klapote

• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Ilga Bērtulsone

• Heat — 58.92m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Valentīna Gotovska

• Qualification — 1.92 m
• Final — 1.83 m (→ 13th place)

Boxing

Men's Light-Middleweight

• Igors Šaplavskis

Canoeing

Men's C-1 500 metres

• Ivans Klementjevs

Men's C-1 1,000 metres

• Ivans Klementjevs

Women's K-1 Slalom

• Dzintra Blūma

Cycling

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Latvia in 1992.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Kirils Medjancevs → 26th place (5154 points)
• Stanislavs Dobrotovskis → 52nd place (4796 points)
• Vjačeslavs Duhanovs → 64th place (3803 points)

Men's Team Competition:

• Medjancevs, Dobrotvorskis, and Duhanovs → 17th place (13753 points)

Rowing

Sailing

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Ansis Dāle

• Final Ranking — 284.0 points (→ 29th place)

Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Ilona Dzelme

• Final Ranking — 223.0 points (→ 21st place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Artūrs Jakovļevs

• Heat – 55.95 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

• Agnese Blumberga
  1. First Round — Defeated Christina Papadáki (Greece) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
  2. Second Round — Lost to Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) 2-6, 4-6
• Larisa Neiland
  1. First Round — Lost to Katerina Maleeva (Bulgaria) 6-7, 2-6

Weightlifting

Men's Middleweight

• Aleksandrs Žerebkovs

Men's Super-Heavyweight

• Raimonds Bergmanis

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle Featherweight

• Eduards Žukovs

References

1. "Latvia at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.