Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Latvia won their first summer Olympic gold medal at these games. 45 competitors, 30 men and 15 women, took part in 47 events in 13 sports.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent Gymnastics Men's floor exercises Athletics Men's 50 km walk Judo Men's lightweight

Athletics

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankUģis Brūvelis50 km walkcolspan=6 4:11:4135Aigars Fadejevs20 km walkcolspan=6 1:22:43 1450 km walkcolspan=6 3:43:40Viktors Lācis800 m1:46.943 qcolspan=2 1:47.246Did not advanceModris Liepiņš50 km walkcolspan=6 3:48:36 9Staņislavs Olijars110 m hurdles13.562 Q13.343 Q13.504Did not advanceMāris Putenis20 km walkcolspan=6 DQAC Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionVoldemārs LūsisJavelin throw80.0818Did not advanceĒriks Rags75.7526Did not advance

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka5000 m15:09.454 Qcolspan=4 14:55.46910000 m32:32.878 Qcolspan=4 32:17.7219Jolanta Dukure20 km walkcolspan=6 1:36.5430Irina Latve800 m2:06:0529Did not advanceAnita Liepiņa20 km walkcolspan=6 1:39.1737Anita Trumpe100 m hurdles13.7733Did not advanceIrēna Žauna400 m hurdles57.7923Did not advance Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionValentīna GotovskaLong jump6.4719Did not advanceLīga KļaviņaHigh JumpNMACDid not advanceInga KožarenokaJavelin Throw53.83 30Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJefimijs KlementjevsC-1 1000 m3:58.8404 QScolspan=2 4:01.3002 Q4:00.9317

Cycling

Road AthleteEventTimeRankRaivis Belohvoščiks Men's road raceDNFMen's time trial59:5715Andris NaudužsMen's road raceDNFDainis OzolsMen's road raceDNFMen's time trial1:00:4621Arvis PiziksMen's road race5:30:4622Andris Reiss5:42:0181

Track 1000m time trial AthleteEventTimeRankGvido MiezisMen's 1000m time trial1:08.11316 Men's Sprint AthleteEventQualifying round1/161/16 repechage1/8 final1/8 repechageClassification 9–12Quarter-finalsClassification 5–8Semi-finalsFinalsTimeRankRankRankRankRankRankRankRankRankTimeRank Viesturs BērziņšMen's sprint10.3435 QW 11.008L 10.682LLDid not advance10 Team sprint AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankViesturs BērziņšAinārs ĶiksisIvo LakučsMen's team sprint45.58959.2256 QL 46.62558.0338Did not advance Men's Keirin AthleteEventFirst roundFirst repechageSecond roundFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Ainārs ĶiksisMen's keirinDNFAC1 QDNFDid not advance

Fencing

One female fencer represented Latvia in 2000. Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankJūlija VansovičaWomen's épéeW 15–5W 15–13L 10–15Did not advance16

Gymnastics

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankIgors VihrovsFloor Exercise9.662 Q8.4629.3759.5879.5009.600 56.18626 Q9.812colspan=5 9.812

Judo

Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVsevolods Zeļonijs−73 kgW 1001–0000W 1010–0000L 0001–0011W 1000–0010W 1110–0100W 1000–0000

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsTimeRankMP pointsWinsRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsDeniss ČerkovskisMen's174 1910246 246002:12.04 191180133 129679:27.3571132490318Jeļena RubļevskaWomen's169189641529602:29.07201110145 1495511:04.81 8106250518

Rowing

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinals C-DSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAndris ReinholdsSingle sculls7:06.283 R7:06.401 SA/Bcolspan=2 7:15.044 FBDQAC

Sailing

Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Vita MatīseMistral1819 172220132318202423170.022Žaklīna LitaunieceEurope242627262420242524262521827

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankAfanasijs Kuzmins25 m rapid fire pistol5856 Q681.38Boriss TimofejevsSkeet12212Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Artūrs Jakovļevs100 m butterfly56.6356Did not advanceValērijs Kalmikovs100 m breaststroke1:04.0234Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:16.2119Did not advance200 m individual medley2:04.1824Did not advance Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMargarita Kalmikova200 m breaststroke2:35.6928Did not advanceAgnese Ozoliņa50 m freestyle27.28 44Did not advance100 m freestyle59.28 45Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankSergejs Lazovskis−94 kg155.018200.016355.018Raimonds Bergmanis+105 kg180———Viktors Ščerbatihs202.55250.06452.56

Wrestling

Men's freestyle AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultFinal roundResultRankIgors Samušonoks−85 kgL 2–3L 0–3W 7–63Did not advance11

Notes Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games . Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site

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