Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent country at the Summer Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1952 to 1988. 34 competitors, 25 men and 9 women, took part in 31 events in 13 sports.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol 30 July Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres 8 August Cycling Men's individual road race 2 August

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 3 7Boxing 1 – 1Canoeing 2 1 3 Cycling 5 0 5Judo 2 0 2Modern pentathlon 3 – 3Rowing 1 2 3Sailing 1 1 2Shooting 2 0 2Swimming 1 0 1Tennis 0 2 2Weightlifting 2 – 2Wrestling 1 – 1 Total 25 9 34

Athletics

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankIgors Kazanovs110 m hurdles13.884 Q13.764 Q13.776did not advance Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMāris BružiksTriple jump16.949 Q16.8010Aleksandrs ObižājevsPole vaultNMdid not advanceMārcis ŠtrobindersJavelin throw76.3219did not advance Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAnita Klapote10000 mcolspan=6 DNF Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionIlga BērtulsoneDiscus throw58.9219did not advanceValentīna GotovskaHigh jump1.926 Q1.8313

Boxing

Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIgors ŠaplavskisLight MiddleweightW 14-8L 2-12Did not advance5

Canoeing

Slalom AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankDzintra BlūmaWomen's K-1173.3723160.83 20160.8324

Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJefimijs KlementjevsC-1 500 m1:56.533 Qcolspan=2 1:56.966did not advanceIvans KlementyevC-1 1000 m4:03.823 Qcolspan=2 4:04.123 Q4:06.60

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Latvia in 1992. Dainis Ozols won bronze in the road race.

Road AthleteEventTimeRankDainis OzolsMen's road race4:35:24Arvis Piziks4:35:568Arnolds Ūdris4:35:5653

Track Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankIngus VeipsMen's time trial1:06.07411 Sprint AthleteEventQualification2nd roundRepechageRepechage finals3rd roundRepechageQuarterfinalsClassification 5-8SemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankAinārs ĶiksisMen's sprint10.7498 Q L 11.505 W 11.327 L 11.264 L 11.112 L 11.266did not advance Points race AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsLapsRankPointsLapsRankArnolds ŪdrisMen's points race10128did not advance

Judo

Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Repechage Final Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVsevolods Zeonijs−65 kgL 0000–1000did not advanceVadims Voinovs−95 kgL 0000–0010did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Latvia in 1992. AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsPointsPointsPointsPointsStanislavs DobrotovskisMen's762 117610759318524796 52Vjačeslavs Duhanovs796 1184940883DSQ380364Kirils Medjancevs949 12769559341040515426Stanislavs DobrotovskisVjačeslavs DuhanovsKirils MedjancevsTeam250736362970274818921375317

Rowing

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinals C-DSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankUģis LasmanisSingle sculls7:14.61 5 R7:03.272 Qcolspan=2 7:10.6910 FB7:01.549 Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinals C-DSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLiene SastapaGunta LamasaCoxless pair8:04.792 Qcolspan=4 7:37.18 5 FB7:33.7211

Sailing

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910Ansis DāleLechner A-3902423RET27 351326322132287.029 Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910Ilona DzelmeLechner A-3902122192017221920 1912223.021

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankAfanasijs Kuzmins25 m rapid fire pistol5905 Q7853882 Open AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankBoriss TimofejevsSkeet14810 Q19711did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Artūrs Jakovļevs100 m butterfly55.9533did not advance

Tennis

Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAgnese BlumbergaSinglesW 4–6, 6–1, 6–2L 2–6, 4–6did not advance Larisa SavchenkoL 6–7, 2–6did not advanceAgnese BlumbergaLarisa Savchenko DoublesL 4–6, 7–5, 3–6did not advance

Weightlifting

Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAleksandrs Žerebkovs75 kg150.010175.021325.014Raimonds Bergmanis110 kg162.515200.013362.514

Wrestling

Men's freestyle AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal roundRound 1ResultRound 2ResultRound 3ResultRound 4ResultRound 5ResultRound 6ResultRankFinal roundResultRankEduards Žukovs−62 kgW 2-5 TL 2-4L 0-11L 1-6colspan=2 6did not advance

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