Latvia competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Athletics
Ten athletes represented Latvia in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport as well as the Games.
Ranks given are within the heat.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Vilis Cimmermans 5000 m N/A Unknown 12 did not advance 10000 m N/A did not finish Artūrs Gedvillo 100 m Unknown 5 did not advance Gvido Jekals 100 m Unknown 5 did not advance 200 m Unknown 3 did not advance Decathlon N/A 5981.670 14 Alfrēds Kalniņš 10 km walk N/A Disqualified did not advance Arvīds Ķibilds 10 km walk N/A Disqualified did not advance Shot put N/A 12.53 9 did not advance Discus throw N/A 35.79 6 did not advance Javelin throw N/A 50.15 8 did not advance Artūrs Motmillers 5000 m N/A Unknown 13 did not advance 10000 m N/A 32:44.0 10 Jānis Oja 100 m Unknown 2 Q Unknown 5 did not advance 200 m Unknown 2 Q Unknown 4 did not advance Alfrēds Ruks 10 km walk N/A Disqualified did not advance Oto Seviško 100 m Unknown 2 Q Unknown 5 did not advance 200 m Unknown 5 did not advance Teodors Sukatnieks Discus throw N/A 35.985 9 did not advance
Boxing
A single boxer represented Latvia at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics. Gutmans lost his only bout.
BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Ernests Gūtmans Lightweight L did not advance 17
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent 0 1 .000 Total 0 1 .000
Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 0 0 – Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 1 .000
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Latvia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.
Track cycling
Ranks given are within the heat.
CyclistEventFirst roundFirst repechageQuarterfinalsSecond repechageSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Roberts Plūme Sprint Unknown 3 r Unknown 3 did not advance Artūrs Zeiberliņš Sprint Unknown 3 r Unknown 2 did not advance Andrejs Aspītis Roberts Plūme Fridrihs Ukstiņš Arturs Zeiberliņš Team pursuit Unknown 2 N/A did not advance N/A did not advance
Football
Latvia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.
Round 1 Bye
Round 2
Final rank 9th place
Weightlifting
AthleteEvent 1H Snatch 1H Clean & Jerk Press Snatch Clean & JerkTotalRank Kārlis Leilands Men's +82.5 kg 77.5 87.5 100.0 100.0 132.5 497.5 5 Alberts Ozoliņš Men's -75 kg 67.5 82.5 77.5 X 112.5 340 25 Ēriks Rauska Men's -67.5 kg 65 X 75 80 105 325 21 Ēriks Reihmanis Men's -82.5 kg 65 82.5 85 85 112.5 430 15
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
Men's
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Seventh round Eighth round RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Arnolds Baumanis Light heavyweight W L Retired L did not advance =12 Alberts Krievs Bantamweight L L did not advancecolspan=2 =17 Jānis Polis Heavyweight L W W L did not advancecolspan=2 =5 Rūdolfs Ronis Lightweight W W W L Retired L Did not advancecolspan=2 =9 Jānis Rudzīts Featherweight L L did not advance =18 Kārlis Vilciņš Middleweight W L L did not advance =15
References
Official Olympic Reports