Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Latvia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville
Competitors	23 (19 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Jānis Ķipurs[1]
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ^1	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Gundars Upenieks	1	28:32.7	44
	Aivars Bogdanovs	1	28:24.2	40
	Ilmārs Bricis	1	28:23.3	39
	Oļegs Maļuhins	0	27:17.7	13

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ^2	Rank
20 km	Oļegs Maļuhins	1'00:10.1	6	1'06:10.1	69
	Aivars Bogdanovs	1'00:28.5	4	1'04:28.5	62
	Ilmārs Bricis	59:27.3	5	1'04:27.3	61
	Gundars Upenieks	1'01:01.6	1	1'02:01.6	35

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses ^1	Time	Rank
Oļegs Maļuhins Aivars Bogdanovs Ilmārs Bricis Gundars Upenieks	3	1'33:31.1	16

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
LAT-1	Zintis Ekmanis Aldis Intlers	Two-man	1:00.94	14	1:01.57	16	1:01.88	18	1:01.94	18	4:06.33	16
LAT-2	Sandis Prūsis Adris Plūksna	Two-man	1:00.92	13	1:01.40	13	1:01.56	13	1:01.74	16	4:05.62	15

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
LAT-1	Sandis Prūsis Juris Tone Ivars Bērzups Adris Plūksna	Four-man	59.05	19	59.07	16	58.72	8	59.08	13	3:55.92	14
LAT-2	Zintis Ekmanis Aldis Intlers Boriss Artemjevs Otomārs Rihters	Four-man	59.02	16	58.99	13	59.35	18	59.36	16	3:56.72	16

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km C	Jānis Hermanis	35:49.8	88
15 km pursuit^1 F	Jānis Hermanis	53:12.9	78
30 km C	Jānis Hermanis	1'44:43.2	77
50 km F	Jānis Hermanis	2'37:24.3	66

¹ Starting delay based on 10 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Konstantin Kostin	18	22	31.0	20

Women

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Alma Lepina	22	20	31.5	20

Freestyle skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Dans Jansons	Moguls	34.98	12.93	42	Did not advance
Normunds Aplociņš		34.76	17.03	34	Did not advance

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Agris Elerts	45.785	12	45.906	15	46.456	13	46.527	16	3:04.674	13

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aivars Polis Roberts Suharevs	46.988	13	46.961	11	1:33.949	11

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Iluta Gaile	47.412	16	47.192	9	47.377	14	47.314	17	3:09.295	15
Evija Šulce	47.386	15	47.326	15	47.388	15	47.107	13	3:09.207	14
Anna Orlova	47.263	12	47.293	13	47.161	7	47.081	12	3:08.798	11

References

1. "UZZIŅA - Latvijas karognesēji ziemas olimpiskajās spēlēs" (in Latvian). Diena.lv. Retrieved June 23, 2012.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com