Latvia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Latvia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France | |
| Competitors | 18 in 8 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Latvia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games.
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of a number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Basketball | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Athletics[edit]
Latvian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]
- 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 the 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
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Līna Mūze | Women's javelin throw | ||||
Basketball[edit]
3×3 basketball[edit]
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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| Latvia men's | Men's tournament | ||||||||||||
Men's tournament[edit]
The Latvia men's 3x3 team by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 in Hong Kong.[2]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – one team of 4 players
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serbia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Lithuania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 |  China
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  France (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Latvia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Poland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Cycling[edit]
Road[edit]
Latvia entered one male and one female road cyclist into the games. Latvia secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race | |||
| Men's time trial | |||
| Anastasia Carbonari | Women's road race |
Mountain biking[edit]
Latvian mountain bikers secured one male quota places for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mārtiņš Blūms | Men's cross-country |
BMX[edit]
- Freestyle
Latvia entered one BMX rider to compete in the men's freestyle, by reallocation of host nation quota (from 2023 World Championships).
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Ernests Zēbolds | Men's freestyle | ||||
- Race
Latvian riders secured a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. Single quota place in the women's BMX race - reallocation from unused host country quota.[4][5]
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kristens Krīgers | Men's race | ||||||
| Veronika Monika Stūriška | Women's race | ||||||
Equestrian[edit]
Latvia entered one riders in the individual jumping event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia).[6]
Jumping[edit]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Kristaps Neretnieks | Individual | ||||||
Shooting[edit]
Latvian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lauris Strautmanis | Men's 10 m air pistol | ||||||
| Agate Rašmane | Women's 25 m pistol | ||||||
Tennis[edit]
Latvia ensuring their participation in the women's singles competition, after being listed as the top 64 eligible players based on the final WTA ranking for the Olympics. [8]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Jelena Ostapenko | Women's singles | |||||||
Volleyball[edit]
Beach[edit]
Latvian women's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.[9]
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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| Tīna Graudiņa Anastasija Kravčenoka |
Women's | |||||||||
Weightlifting[edit]
Latvia entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ritvars Suharevs (men's 73 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ritvars Suharevs | Men's −73 kg | ||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Latvia and Azerbaijan win FIBA 3x3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1, qualify to Paris Olympics". fiba.basketball. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing men's event" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing women's event" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Tennis Rankings | Official Women's Tennis Rankings – WTA Tennis".
- ^ "Provisional Olympic Ranking – Ranking Women". International Volleyball Federation. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.