Latvia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games and twelfth overall in Summer Olympic history.
After finishing with no medals five years prior, Latvia won two medals in Tokyo, with one of them being gold.
Medalists
The following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDateLatvia men's national 3x3 teamBasketballMen's 3×3 tournamentArtūrs PlēsnieksWeightliftingMen's 109 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 5 8Basketball 4 0 4Canoeing 1 0 1Cycling 3 1 4Equestrian 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Karate 1 0 1Modern pentathlon 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Tennis 0 2 2Volleyball 2 2 4Weightlifting 2 0 2Wrestling 0 1 1 Total 20 13 33
Athletics
Latvian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankArnis RumbenieksMen's 50 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=2 4:13:3337Ruslans SmolonskisLīga VelvereWomen's 800 mDid not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGatis ČakšsMen's javelin throw78.7318Did not advanceAnete KociņaWomen's javelin throw58.8422Did not advanceLīna Mūze57.3326Did not advanceMadara Palameika60.9412 q58.7011Laura IgauneWomen's hammer throw68.5320Did not advance
Basketball
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLatvia men's 3×3Men's 3×3 tournament W 21–14 L 20–21 W 18–17 W 21–18 L 16–22 ROCL 19–15 W 22–18 3 W 21–18 W 21–8 ROCW 21–18
3×3 basketball Men's tournament
Latvia men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Games by winning a bronze medal at the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Team roster The players were announced on 6 July 2021.
Agnis Čavars Edgars Krūmiņš Kārlis Lasmanis Nauris Miezis
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Canoeing
Sprint Latvia qualified a single boat (men's K-1 200 m) for the Games with a top-two finish at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoberts AkmensMen's K-1 200 m35.4482 SFcolspan=2 35.6884 FA36.0148 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Latvia entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 32 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankKrists NeilandsMen's road race6:15:3833Toms SkujiņšMen's road race6:11:4622Men's time trial1:02:04.9330
BMX Latvia received two quota places (one per gender) for BMX at the Olympics by topping the field of nations vying for qualification in the men's race at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships and by finishing among the top three nations for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of June 1, 2021.
Race AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankResultRankHelvijs BabrisMen's race155Did not advanceVineta PētersoneWomen's race166Did not advance
Equestrian
Latvia entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe), marking the country's debut in the sport.
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankKristaps NeretnieksValourIndividual0=1 Q1388.7523
Judo
Latvia qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. Two-time Olympian Jevgeņijs Borodavko accepted a continental berth from the European zone as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJevgeņijs BorodavkoMen's −100 kgL Did not advance
Karate
Latvia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2019 European Games champion Kalvis Kalniņš secured a place in the men's kumite 67-kg category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the European zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.
Kumite AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKalvis KalniņšMen's –67 kgL 3–8W 4–2L 2–11L 3–54Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
Latvia entered one modern pentathlete into the Olympic competition. Pāvels Švecovs finished last of the top eight modern pentathletes vying for qualification in the men's event based on the UIPM World Rankings of June 1, 2021.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPāvels ŠvecovsMen's22-13272341:59.831031181.971628511:40.6726600143014
Shooting
Latvia granted an invitation from ISSF to send 2014 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Agate Rašmane (women's 25 m pistol) to the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAgate RašmaneWomen's 10 m air pistol57319Did not advanceWomen's 25 m pistol56937Did not advance
Swimming
Latvia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDaniils BobrovsMen's 200 m breaststroke2:14.2531Did not advanceIeva MaļukaWomen's 100 m freestyle56.3937Did not advanceWomen's 200 m freestyle2:03.7524Did not advance
Tennis
Latvia entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Jeļena Ostapenko (world no. 43) and rookie Anastasija Sevastova (world no. 57) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for the women's singles based on the WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJeļena OstapenkoWomen's singlesL 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6Did not advanceAnastasija Sevastova L 6–2, 4–6, 2–6Did not advanceJeļena OstapenkoAnastasija SevastovaWomen's doubles L 6–4, 1–6, [5–10]Did not advance
Volleyball
Beach Latvia men's and women's beach volleyball pairs qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FIVB World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Haiyang, China.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMārtiņš PļaviņšEdgars TočsMen'sW (21–0, 21–0)W (13–21, 21–19, 15–11)L (18–21, 16–21)2 QW (21–19, 21–18)W (21–16, 21–19)L (15–21, 16–21)L (12–21, 18–21)4Women'sL (13–21, 21–16, 11–15)W (21–15, 12–21, 15–12)W (21–6, 21–14)2 QW (16–21, 21–17, 15–13)W (21–13, 18–21, 15–11)L (21–23, 13–21)L (19–21, 15–21)4
Weightlifting
Latvia entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. 2018 junior world champion Ritvars Suharevs (men's 81 kg) and two-time Olympian Artūrs Plēsnieks (men's 109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankRitvars SuharevsMen's –81 kg163519563586Artūrs PlēsnieksMen's –109 kg18072302410
Wrestling
Latvia qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 62 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.
Freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnastasija GrigorjevaWomen's −62 kgL 0–3 PODid not advanceW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PP5
See also Latvia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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