Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Latvia was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Latvian Olympic Committee.

In total, 47 athletes including 34 men and 13 women represented Latvia in 12 different sports including athletics, boxing, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and wrestling. Latvia won one medal at the games after Ivans Klementjevs claimed silver in the canoeing men's C-1 1000 m.

Competitors In total, 29 athletes represented Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across 12 different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletic 11 6 17Boxing 1 0 1Canoeing 2 1 3Cycling 7 0 7Gymnastics 0 1 1Mondern pentathlon 1 0 1Rowing 2 2 4Sailing 1 1 2Shooting 2 0 2Swimming 2 2 4Weightlifting 5 0 5Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 34 13 47

Medalists Latvia won one medal at the games when Ivans Klementjevs claimed silver in the canoeing men's C-1 1000 m.

Athletics

In total, 17 Latvian athletes participated in the athletic events – Jeļena Blaževiča, Jeļena Čelnova, Aigars Fadejevs, Valentīna Gotovska, Sergejs Inšakovs, Lana Jēkabsone, Igors Kazanovs, Anita Liepiņa, Modris Liepiņš, Aleksandrs Obižajevs, Guntis Peders, Rojs Piziks, Aleksandrs Prokopčuks, Gundega Sproģe, Egīls Tēbelis and Einārs Tupurītis.

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAigars Fadejevs20 km walkcolspan=6 1:20:476Sergejs Inšakovs100 m10.425did not advance200 m20.412 Q20.584 Q20.487did not advanceIgors Kazanovs110 m hurdles13.7427 q13.428 Q14.137did not advanceModris Liepiņš50 km walkcolspan=6 4:01:1223Guntis Peders110 m hurdles13.7225 Q13.5919did not advanceAleksandrs ProkopčuksMarathoncolspan=6 2:21.5051Einārs Tupurītis800 m1:45.882 Qcolspan=2 1:46.414did not advanceEgīls Tēbelis400 m hurdles50.734did not advance Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAleksandrs ObižajevsPole vault5.4027did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankRojs PiziksResult11.406.8614.602.1651.4815.2045.905.0058.404:30.887994 23Points774781765953748825785910714739 Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJeļena Čelnova5000 m15:59.0012did not advanceLana Jēkabsone400 m hurdles56.185did not advanceAnita Liepiņa10 km walkcolspan=6 45:3522 Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJeļena BlaževičaTriple jump14.2410 Q14.128Valentīna GotovskaLong jump6.0827did not advanceGundega SproģeTriple jump13.6719did not advance

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Boxing

One Latvian athlete participated in the boxing events – Romāns Kukļins.

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRomāns KukļinsHeavyweightL 6-16did not advance

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Canoeing

Three Latvian athletes participated in the canoeing events – Dzintra Blūma, Aldis Kļaviņš and Ivans Klementjevs.

Slalom AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankAldis KļaviņšMen's K-1166.0825152.6715152.6721Dzintra BlūmaWomen's K-1DNFAC372.8128372.8130

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Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIvans KlementjevsC-1 1000 m4:24.6783 QScolspan=2 4:10.4551 Q3:54.954

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Cycling

Seven Latvian athletes participated in the cycling events – Viesturs Bērziņš, Ainārs Ķiksis, Kaspars Ozers, Dainis Ozols, Arvis Piziks, Juris Silovs and Romāns Vainšteins.

Road AthleteEventTimeRankKaspars OzersMen's road race04:56:4322Dainis Ozols04:56:5192Arvis Piziks04:56:3318Juris Silovs04:56:4431Romāns Vainšteins04:56:54106

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Track Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankAinārs ĶiksisMen's time trial1:05.4578 Sprint AthleteEventQualification1st roundRepechage2nd roundRepechage3rd roundRepechageQuarterfinalsClassification 5-8SemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankViesturs BērziņšMen's sprint10.463 9 Q W 11.008 W 11.044 L 10.808 L 10.808did not advance

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Gymnastics

One Latvian athlete participated in the gymnastics events – Ludmila Prince.

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankLudmila PrinceIndividual all-around9.4759.5379.0009.1508.4128.7009.3629.55073.18658did not advance

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Modern pentathlon

One Latvian athlete participated in the modern pentathlon events – Vjačeslavs Duhanovs.

Men AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Fencing(épée one touch)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsTimeRankMP pointsWinsRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsVjačeslavs DuhanovsMen's1732010123:23.2917124815187901501895013:13.380171186518622

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Rowing

Four Latvian athletes participated in the rowing events – Uģis Lasmanis, Liene Lutere, Sanita Ozoliņa and Andris Reinholds.

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinals C-DSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankUģis LasmanisAndris ReinholdsDouble sculls6:52.802 R6:51.191 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:40.685 FB6:20.829 Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinals C-DSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSanita OzoliņaLiene LutereDouble sculls7:36.184 R7:48.022 SA/Bcolspan=2 7:32.006 FB7:06.4711

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Sailing

Two Latvian athletes participated in the sailing events – Ansis Dāle and Ilona Dzelme.

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789Ansis DāleMistral24252920622242913134.020 Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789Ilona DzelmeMistral20192015172517178113.018

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Shooting

Two Latvian athletes participated in the shooting events – Afanasijs Kuzmins and Boriss Timofejevs.

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankAfanasijs Kuzmins25 m rapid fire pistol58510did not advance10 m air pistol57429did not advanceBoriss TimofejevsSkeet1226 Q1456

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Swimming

Four Latvian athletes participated in the swimming events – Artūrs Jakovļevs, Margarita Kalmikova, Valērijs Kalmikovs and Agnese Ozoliņa.

Men AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Artūrs Jakovļevs100 m butterfly56.6249did not advanceValērijs Kalmikovs200 m breaststroke2:17.0717 q2:16.2313did not advance200 m individual medley2:06.1621did not advance400 m individual medley4:28.0418did not advance Women AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMargarita Kalmikova200 m breaststroke2:39.6331did not advanceAgnese Ozoliņa50 m freestyle27.6547did not advance

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Weightlifting

Five Latvian athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Raimonds Bergmanis, Vladimirs Morozovs, Viktors Ščerbatihs, Ivars Zdanovskis and Dainis Zīlītis.

Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankVladimirs Morozovs−54 kg100.019122.519222.519Dainis Zīlītis−83 kg145.0 15167.515312.515Ivars Zdanovskis−99 kg150.022187.519337.520 Viktors Ščerbatihs−108 kg177.512212.511390.010Raimonds Bergmanis+108 kg177.512225.010402.59

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Wrestling

One Latvian athlete participated in the wrestling events – Aigars Jansons.

Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal roundRound 1ResultRound 2ResultRound 3ResultRound 4ResultRound 5ResultRound 6ResultRankFinal roundResultRankAigars Jansons−57 kgW 4-3L 1-7W 9-2L 4-9colspan=2 9did not advance

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