Latvia participated at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, held between 25 January and 5 February 1924. The country's participation in the Games was its debut appearance at the Winter Olympics. The Latvian team consisted of two athletes who competed in two sports. Roberts Plūme served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Latvia did not win any medal in the Games.

Background The inaugural Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, between 25 January and 5 February 1924. The 1924 Winter Olympics marked Latvia's first participation in the Olympic Games. The Latvian delegation consisted of two athletes. Roberts Plūme served as the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. Latvia did not win any medal in the Games.

Competitors Latvia sent two athletes who competed in two sports at the Games. SportMenWomenAthletesCross-country skiing101Speed skating101Total202

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing events were held on a course along the Arne River. Flag-bearer Roberts Plūme competed in two events for Latvia. He did not achieve a finish in either event.

EventAthleteRaceTimeRankRoberts PlūmeMen's 18 km–Men's 50 km–

Speed skating

Speed skating competitions were held on 26 and 27 January 1924 at the State Olympique in Chamonix. Alberts Rumba participated in five events in the competition. This was Rumba's debut appearance at the Winter Olympics. He would go on to represent Latvia in the next Winter Games in 1928. In the Games, he recorded a best place finish of 10th in the Men's 1500 m event. In the Men's all round based on the performance from the four individual events, he was ranked seventh amongst the 23 competitors.

EventAthleteTimeRankAlberts RumbaMen's 500 m48.816Men's 1500 m2:32.010Men's 5000 m9:14.411Men's 10000 m19:14.611

AthleteEventUntil Distance 1Until Distance 2Until Distance 3FinalPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRankAlberts RumbaMen's all round1148.801118104.241021154.91727212.647

References

External links

Olympic Winter Games 1924, full results by sports-reference.com