Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Latvian Olympic Committee sent a total of 46 athletes to the Games, 32 men and 14 women, to compete in 12 sports. Sixteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including silver medalist Ainārs Kovals in the men's javelin throw, and defending Olympic champion Māris Štrombergs in men's BMX cycling. Pistol shooter and Olympic gold medalist Afanasijs Kuzmins, the oldest of the team, at age 65, became the first Latvian athlete to compete in nine Olympic games (including three of his appearances under the Soviet Union), tying the record set by Austria's Hubert Raudaschl. Meanwhile, Jeļena Rubļevska, who won silver in Athens, became the first female modern pentathlete to compete at four Olympics, since the sport's introduction to women in 2000. Among the twelve sports played by the athletes, Latvia marked its Olympic debut in table tennis.

Latvia left London with only one gold and one bronze medal. Māris Štrombergs, who managed to successfully defend his Olympic title in the men's BMX cycling, became the first Latvian athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the post-Soviet era. Meanwhile, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, who became Latvia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and his partner Jānis Šmēdiņš won the nation's first-ever Olympic medal in men's beach volleyball.

Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Māris Štrombergs Cycling Men's BMX Jānis Šmēdiņš Volleyball Men's beach volleyball

Athletics

Latvian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

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 a 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

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRonalds Arājs100 mWithdrew due to injuryDmitrijs Jurkevičs1500 m3:41.409colspan=2 Did not advanceIgors Kazakēvičs50 km walkcolspan=6 4:06:4745Jānis Leitis400 m46.415colspan=2 Did not advanceArnis Rumbenieks20 km walkcolspan=6 1:26:2645Valērijs ŽolnerovičsMarathoncolspan=6

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMareks ĀrentsPole vault5.3522Did not advanceAinārs KovalsJavelin throw79.1917Did not advanceZigismunds Sirmais—Did not advanceIgors SokolovsHammer throw72.7621Did not advanceMāris UrtānsShot put19.1327Did not advanceVadims VasiļevskisJavelin throw72.8138Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankEdgars EriņšResult10.996.9813.451.9350.6215.2245.104.5057.354:35.88764922Points863809695740786823769760698706

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankDace LinaMarathoncolspan=2 2:47:4798Poļina Jeļizarova3000 m steeplechase9:27.214 Q9:38.5611Agnese Pastare20 km walkcolspan=2 1:31:5424

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLauma GrīvaLong jump6.1028Did not advanceLīna MūzeJavelin throw59.9113Did not advanceSinta Ozoliņa-Kovala58.8620Did not advanceMadara Palameika60.6210 q60.738Ineta RadēvičaLong jump6.68 DQ5 q DQ6.88 DQ4 DQ

Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankAiga GrabusteResult13.651.7713.52———Points10289417620———Laura IkaunieceResult13.711.8312.6424.166.1351.272:12.1364147Points10201016704965890885934

Canoeing

Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAleksejs RumjancevsKrists StraumeMen's K-2 200 m34.4475 Q34.1405 FB36.11011 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road AthleteEventTimeRankAleksejs SaramotinsMen's road race5:46:3756

BMX AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRankMāris ŠtrombergsMen's BMX38.6971182 Q103 Q37.576Edžus Treimanis32122 Q145Did not advanceRihards Veide38.75313193 q187Did not advanceSandra AleksejevaWomen's BMX41.75213colspan=2 197Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankDmitrijs TrefilovsAll-around12.90014.23313.13314.73313.53314.03382.56538Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKonstantīns OvčiņņikovsMen's −81 kgL 0002–0010Did not advanceJevgeņijs BorodavkoMen's −100 kgW 0100–0000L 0000–0011Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsDeniss ČerkovskisMen's23–1249522:10.782812322243297610:46.88132416557619Jeļena RubļevskaWomen's25–10110002:26.933210406416113612:17.2215205252288

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAfanasijs Kuzmins25 m rapid fire pistol56917Did not advance

Swimming

Latvian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankUvis Kalniņš100 m freestyle49.9630Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGabriela Ņikitina50 m freestyle26.2639Did not advance

Table tennis

Latvia has qualified the following players.

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMatīss BurģisMen's singlesW 4–3L 0–4Did not advance

Volleyball

Beach AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Mārtiņš PļaviņšJānis ŠmēdiņšMen'sPool EW 2 – 1 (19–21, 23–21, 15–9)W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–16)W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18)1 QW 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–16)W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–18, 15–11)L 0 – 2 (15–21, 20–22) W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–19, 15–11) Aleksandrs SamoilovsRuslans SorokinsPool DW 2 – 1 (12–21, 21–15, 15–12) W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–10) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 16–21)3 QL 0 – 2 (12–21, 17–21)Did not advance9

Weightlifting

Latvia has qualified the following athletes.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankArtūrs PlēsnieksMen's −105 kg1751021553907

Wrestling

Latvia has qualified the following quota places.

Key - Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArmands Zvirbulis−84 kgW 3–1 L 1–3 Did not advance10

Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnastasija Grigorjeva−63 kgW 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advance9

References

External links National Olympic committee of Latvia