Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Latvia was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Latvian Olympic Committee.
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| Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 47 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vadims Vasiļevskis (opening) Māris Štrombergs (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 45th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
In total, 47 athletes including 29 men and 18 women represented Latvia in 11 different sports including athletics, basketball, canoeing, cycling, judo, modern pentathlon, shooting, swimming, tennis, volleyball and weightlifting.
Latvia won a total three medals at the games after Māris Štrombergs won gold in the men's BMX, Ainārs Kovals won silver in the men's javelin throw and Viktors Ščerbatihs won bronze in the men's weightlifting.
Competitors
In total, 47 athletes represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across 11 different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 47 |
Medalists
Latvia won a total of three medals at the games after Māris Štrombergs won gold in the men's BMX, Ainārs Kovals won silver in the men's javelin throw and Viktors Ščerbatihs won bronze in the weightlifting men's +105 kg category.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Māris Štrombergs | Cycling | Men's BMX |
 Silver | Ainārs Kovals | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
 Bronze | Viktors Ščerbatihs | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg |
Athletics
In total, 17 Latvian athletes participated in the athletics events – Ronalds Arājs, Jolanta Dukure, Aiga Grabuste, Ingus Janevics, Jānis Karlivāns, Igors Kazakēvičs, Ainārs Kovals, Dmitrijs Miļkevičs, Staņislavs Olijars, Sinta Ozoliņa, Inna Poluškina, Ēriks Rags, Igors Sokolovs, Māris Urtāns, Vadims Vasiļevskis, Valērijs Žolnerovičs and Ieva Zunda.[1]
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ronalds Arājs | 200 m | 21.22 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ingus Janevics | 20 km walk | N/a | DNS | ||||||
| 50 km walk | N/a | 4:12:45 | 42 | ||||||
| Igors Kazakēvičs | 50 km walk | N/a | 3:52:38 | 16 | |||||
| Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | 800 m | 1:47.12 | 4 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Staņislavs Olijars | 110 m hurdles | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Valērijs Žolnerovičs | 3,000 m steeplechase | 8:37.65 | 10 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ainārs Kovals | Javelin throw | 80.15 | 7 q | 86.64 | |
| Ēriks Rags | 79.33 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Igors Sokolovs | Hammer throw | 73.72 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Māris Urtāns | Shot put | 19.57 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Vadims Vasiļevskis | Javelin throw | 83.51 | 1 Q | 81.32 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jānis Karlivāns | Result | 11.36 | 7.26 | 14.85 | 1.84 | 51.61 | 15.28 | 44.54 | DNS | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 782 | 876 | 780 | 661 | 742 | 816 | 757 | 0 | — | — | |||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jolanta Dukure | 20 km walk | N/a | 1:41:03 | 41 | |||
| Inna Poluškina | 3,000 m steeplechase | 10:18.60 | 14 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Ieva Zunda | 400 m hurdles | 57.43 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sinta Ozoliņa | Javelin throw | 60.13 | 12 q | 53.38 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiga Grabuste | Result | 13.78 | 1.77 | 12.70 | 24.71 | 6.36 | 39.02 | 2:16.87 | 6050 PB | 19* |
| Points | 1010 | 941 | 707 | 914 | 962 | 649 | 867 |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[2] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Grabuste moved up a position.
Basketball
In total, 12 Latvian athletes participated in the basketball events – Elīna Babkina, Gunta Baško, Aija Brumermane, Zane Eglīte, Anda Eibele, Liene Jansone, Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota, Dita Krūmberga, Ieva Kubliņ, Aija Putniņa, Zane Tamane and Ieva Tāre in the women's tournament.[1]
- Group play
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
9 August 2008 22:15 |
Latvia  |
57–62 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 24–15, 17–12, 9–21 | ||
| Pts: Jansone 24 Rebs: Tamane 6, Kubliņa 6 Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 6 |
Pts: Shchegoleva 12, Korstin 12 Rebs: Shchegoleva 12 Asts: Rakhmatulina 5 | |
11 August 2008 16:45 |
| Latvia |
57–79 |  Belarus |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–19, 14–20, 8–19 | ||
| Pts: Baško 19 Rebs: Jansone, Kubliņa, Tamane 6 Asts: Eglīte 3 |
Pts: Leuchanka 22 Rebs: Verameyenka 9 Asts: Marchanka 5 | |
13 August 2008 14:30 |
Brazil  |
78–79 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 13–17, 23–26, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Zakrzeski 16 Rebs: Santos, Zakrzeski 9 Asts: Pinto 4 |
Pts: Jēkabsone 25 Rebs: Kubliņa 7 Asts: Jēkabsone 5 | |
15 August 2008 11:15 |
| Latvia |
73–96 |  Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–22, 18–35, 17–20 | ||
| Pts: Tāre 14 Rebs: Brumermane, Jansone 5 Asts: Tāre 4 |
Pts: Jackson 30 Rebs: Taylor 11 Asts: Harrower, Taylor 4 | |
17 August 2008 14:30 |
South Korea  |
72–68 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–13, 18–9, 12–24 | ||
| Pts: Park 17 Rebs: Lee 10 Asts: Lee 4 |
Pts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 22 Rebs: Tamane 11 Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 5 | |
Canoeing
In total, three Latvian athletes participated in the canoeing events – Miķelis Ežmalis in the men's C-1 500 m and the Men's C-1 1,000 m and Krists Straume and Kristaps Zaļupe in the men's K-2 500 m and the Men's K-2 1,000 m.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Miķelis Ežmalis | Men's C-1 500 m | 1:54.890 | 6 QS | 1:56.907 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Men's C-1 1,000 m | 4:13.777 | 4 QS | 4:16.820 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Krists Straume Kristaps Zaļupe |
Men's K-2 500 m | 1:31.020 | 4 QS | 1:32.649 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Men's K-2 1,000 m | 3:23.198 | 5 QS | 3:23.408 | 1 Q | 3:19.387 | 7 | |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
In total, five Latvian athletes participated in the cycling events – Raivis Belohvoščiks, Ivo Lakučs, Artūrs Matisons, Gatis Smukulis and Māris Štrombergs.[1]
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raivis Belohvoščiks | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 1:08:54 | 36 | |
| Gatis Smukulis | Men's road race | 6:36:48 | 68 |
BMX
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ivo Lakučs | Men's BMX | 36.509 | 16 | 21 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Artūrs Matisons | 36.072 | 4 | 6 | 2 Q | 22 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Māris Štrombergs | 35.910 | 2 | 7 | 1 Q | 3 | 1 Q | 36.190 | | |
Judo
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the judo events – Jevgeņijs Borodavko in the men's −90 kg category and Vsevolods Zeļonijs in the men's −73 kg category.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Vsevolods Zeļonijs | Men's −73 kg |  Wiłkomirski (POL)L 0010–0020 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Jevgeņijs Borodavko | Men's −90 kg |  Meloni (ITA)L 0010–0100 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Modern pentathlon
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the modern pentathlon events – Deniss Čerkovskis in the men's competition and Jeļena Rubļevska in the women's competition.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Running (3000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Deniss Čerkovskis | Men's | 184 | 12 | 1144 | 15–20 | 24 | 760 | 2:10.46 | 29 | 1236 | 112 | 9 | 1088 | 9:29.96 | 13 | 1124 | 5352 | 11 |
| Jeļena Rubļevska | Women's | 181 | 35 | 908 | 27–8 | 2 | 1048 | 2:22.94 | 25 | 1208 | 220 | 31 | 980 | 10:49.35 | 18 | 1124 | 5268 | 23 |
Shooting
In total, one Latvian athlete participated in the shooting events – Afanasijs Kuzmins in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 565 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the swimming events – Andrejs Dūda in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 200 m individual medley and Romāns Miloslavskis in the men's 100 m freestyle and men's 200 m freestyle.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrejs Dūda | 100 m butterfly | 55.20 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:04.18 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| Romāns Miloslavskis | 100 m freestyle | 50.40 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:48.41 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
Tennis
In total, one Latvian athletes participated in the tennis events – Ernests Gulbis in the men's singles.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Ernests Gulbis | Men's singles | Davydenko (RUS) L 4–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Volleyball
In total, two Latvian athletes participated in the volleyball events – Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs in the beach volleyball men's tournament.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Aleksandrs Samoilovs |
Men's | Pool B Dalhausser – Rogers (USA)W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–18)  Baracetti – Conde (ARG)L 0 – 2 (21–23, 19–21)  Heuscher – Heyer (SUI)W 2 – 1 (21–17, 21–23, 15–13) |
1 Q |  Gosch – Horst (AUT) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 18–21) |
Did not advance | |||
Weightlifting
In total, one Latvian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Viktors Ščerbatihs in the men's +105 kg category.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Viktors Ščerbatihs | Men's +105 kg | 206 | 3 | 242 | 3 | 448 | |