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.[1] It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games and twelfth overall in Summer Olympic history.
| Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan | |
| Competitors | 33 in 14 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Agnis Čavars Jeļena Ostapenko |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Pāvels Švecovs |
| Medals Ranked 59th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
After finishing with no medals five years prior, Latvia won two medals in Tokyo, with one of them being gold.
Medalists
editThe following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Latvia men's national 3x3 team |
Basketball | Men's 3×3 tournament | July 28 |
| Bronze | Artūrs Plēsnieks | Weightlifting | Men's 109 kg | August 3 |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Basketball | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 33 |
Athletics
editLatvian 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):[2][3]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arnis Rumbenieks | Men's 50 km walk | — | 4:13:33 | 37 | |||
| Ruslans Smolonskis | DSQ | ||||||
| Līga Velvere | Women's 800 m | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Gatis Čakšs | Men's javelin throw | 78.73 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Anete Kociņa | Women's javelin throw | 58.84 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Līna Mūze | 57.33 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
| Madara Palameika | 60.94 | 12 q | 58.70 | 11 | |
| Laura Igaune | Women's hammer throw | 68.53 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Basketball
edit- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Latvia men's 3×3 | Men's 3×3 tournament | Poland W 21–14 |
Belgium L 20–21 |
China W 18–17 |
Japan W 21–18 |
Serbia L 16–22 |
ROC L 19–15 |
Netherlands W 22–18 |
3 | Japan W 21–18 |
Belgium W 21–8 |
ROC W 21–18 |
|
3×3 basketball
editMen's tournament
editLatvia men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Games by winning a bronze medal at the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[4]
- Team roster
The players were announced on 6 July 2021.[5]
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 91 | +47 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 7 | 4[a] | 3 | 126 | 127 | −1 | |
| 3 | Latvia | 7 | 4[a] | 3 | 133 | 129 | +4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4[a] | 3 | 132 | 129 | +3 | |
| 5 | ROC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 125 | −9 | |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 7 | 2[b] | 5 | 123 | 134 | −11 | |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 2[b] | 5 | 120 | 130 | −10 | |
| 8 | China | 7 | 2[b] | 5 | 119 | 142 | −23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Quarterfinal
- Semifinal
- Gold medal match
Canoeing
editSprint
editLatvia 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.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Roberts Akmens | Men's K-1 200 m | 35.448 | 2 SF | Bye | 35.688 | 4 FA | 36.014 | 8 | |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
editRoad
editLatvia 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.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krists Neilands | Men's road race | 6:15:38 | 33 |
| Toms Skujiņš | Men's road race | 6:11:46 | 22 |
| Men's time trial | 1:02:04.93 | 30 |
BMX
editLatvia 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.[8][9]
- Race
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Helvijs Babris | Men's race | 15 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Vineta Pētersone | Women's race | 16 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Equestrian
editLatvia 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.[10]
Jumping
edit| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Kristaps Neretnieks | Valour | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 13 | 88.75 | 23 |
Judo
editLatvia 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.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jevgeņijs Borodavko | Men's −100 kg | Cirjenics (HUN) L FUS |
Did not advance | |||||
Karate
editLatvia 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.[12]
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kalvis Kalniņš | Men's –67 kg | Al-Masatfa (JOR) L 3–8 |
Madera (VEN) W 4–2 |
Da Costa (FRA) L 2–11 |
Derafshipour (EOR) L 3–5 |
4 | Did not advance | ||
Modern pentathlon
editLatvia 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.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) |
Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | ||||
| Pāvels Švecovs | Men's | 22-13 | 2 | 7 | 234 | 1:59.83 | 10 | 311 | 81.97 | 16 | 285 | 11:40.67 | 26 | 600 | 1430 | 14 |
Shooting
editLatvia 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.[14][15]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Agate Rašmane | Women's 10 m air pistol | 573 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 25 m pistol | 569 | 37 | Did not advance | ||
Swimming
editLatvia 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.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Daniils Bobrovs | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:14.25 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
| Ieva Maļuka | Women's 100 m freestyle | 56.39 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:03.75 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
Tennis
editLatvia 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.[17][18]
| 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 | ||
| Jeļena Ostapenko | Women's singles | Vesnina (ROC) L 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Anastasija Sevastova | Ferro (FRA) L 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Jeļena Ostapenko Anastasija Sevastova |
Women's doubles | — | Perez / Stosur (AUS) L 6–4, 1–6, [5–10] |
Did not advance | ||||
Volleyball
editBeach
editLatvia 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.[19][20]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Repechage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Edgars Točs |
Men's | Perušič / Schweiner (CZE) W (21–0, 21–0) |
Krasilnikov / Stoyanovskiy (ROC) W (13–21, 21–19, 15–11) |
Gaxiola / Rubio (MEX) L (18–21, 16–21) |
2 Q | Bye | Evandro / Schmidt (BRA) W (21–19, 21–18) |
Alison / Álvaro (BRA) W (21–16, 21–19) |
Mol / Sørum (NOR) L (15–21, 16–21) |
Ahmed / Cherif (QAT) L (12–21, 18–21) |
4 |
| Tina Graudiņa Anastasija Kravčenoka |
Women's | Claes / Sponcil (USA) L (13–21, 21–16, 11–15) |
Ana Patrícia / Rebecca (BRA) W (21–15, 12–21, 15–12) |
Khadambi / Makokha (KEN) W (21–6, 21–14) |
2 Q | Bye | Kholomina / Makroguzova (ROC) W (16–21, 21–17, 15–13) |
Bansley / Wilkerson (CAN) W (21–13, 18–21, 15–11) |
Artacho / Clancy (AUS) L (21–23, 13–21) |
Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré (SUI) L (19–21, 15–21) |
4 |
Weightlifting
editLatvia 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.[21]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ritvars Suharevs | Men's –81 kg | 163 | 5 | 195 | 6 | 358 | 6 |
| Artūrs Plēsnieks | Men's –109 kg | 180 | 7 | 230 | 2 | 410 | |
Wrestling
editLatvia 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.[22]
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Anastasija Grigorjeva | Women's −62 kg | Tynybekova (KGZ) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | Incze (ROU) W 3–1 PP |
Koliadenko (UKR) L 1–3 PP |
5 | |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Modern Pentathlon line-up revealed". UIPM. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Latvijas šāvēja Agate Rašmane nodrošina ceļazīmi uz olimpiskajām spēlēm" [Latvian shooter Agate Rašmane secures a place for the Olympics] (in Latvian). TVNET. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Ozerinskis, Emils (9 June 2021). "Olimpiešu saimei pievienojas peldētāji Maļuka un Bobrovs" [Swimmers Maļuka and Bobrovs will go to Olympics] (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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