2016 Summer Olympics / Participants (Latvia)

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Latvia took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the 11th participation in the Summer Olympics. The Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja nominated 34 athletes in twelve sports.

The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was BMX cyclist Māris Štrombergs .

Participants by sport

beach volleyball

Athletes	Group stage				Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
	opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Aleksandrs Samoilovs Jānis Šmēdiņš	Schalk / Saxton Díaz / González Pedro Solberg / Evandro	2: 1 (21:17, 18:21, 15:13) 1: 2 (21:23, 21:19, 9:15) 1: 2 (16:21, 22:20, 7:15)	4th	4th	eliminated

Weightlifting

Athletes	competition	Tear		Bump		Duel		rank
		Weight	rank	Weight	rank	Weight	rank
Women
Rebeka Koha	Class up to 53 kg	90 kg	3	107 kg	4th	197 kg	4th	4th
Men
Artūrs Plēsnieks	Class up to 105 kg	181 kg	8th	218 kg	9	399 kg	8th	8th

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Quarter finals		Semi-finals / consolation round		Final / 3rd place		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Jevgeņijs Borodavko	up to 100 kg	R. Haga	000s0: 100s0	eliminated								17th
Artūrs Ņikiforenko	over 100 kg	U. Kokauri	000s2: 111s0	eliminated								17th

canoe

Canoe racing

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Aleksejs Rumjancevs	K-1 200 m	35.175 s	4th	34.722 s	4th	35,891 s	5	5
Dagnis Iļjins	C-1 200 m	44.125 s	5	45.082 s	7th	eliminated
Dagnis Iļjins	C-1 1000 m	4: 11.766 min	4th	4: 20.181 min	6th	4: 10.084 min	5	13

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Gunta Latiševa-Čudare	400 m	53.08 s	45	eliminated				45
Ariana Hilborn	marathon	-		-		2:50:51 h	106	106
Ilona Marhele	marathon	-		-		2:41:02 h	61	61
Jeļena Prokopčuka	marathon	-		-		2:29:32 h	12	12
Agnese Pastare	20 km walking	-		-		1:40:15 h	53	53
Men
Valērijs Žolnerovičs	marathon	-		-		not started		-
Arnis Rumbenieks	50 km of walking	-		-		4:08:28 h	36	36

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Līna Mūze	Javelin throw	not started
Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala	Javelin throw	60.92 m	14th	eliminated		14th
Madara Palameika	Javelin throw	63.03 m	8th	60.14 m	10	10
Men
Mareks Ārents	Pole vault	5.45 m	16	eliminated		16
Paul's Pujāts	Pole vault	5.60 m	10	without height		12
Zigismund's Sirmais	Javelin throw	80.65 m	14th	eliminated		14th
Rolands Štrobinders	Javelin throw	77.73 m	28	eliminated		28

All-around

Athletes	100 m hurdles		high jump		Shot put		200 m		Long jump		Javelin throw		800 m		Points	rank
	time	Points	height	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points	Expanse	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points
Heptathlon women
Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa	13.33 s	1075	1.77 m	941	13.52 m	762	23.76 s	1004	6.12 m	887	55.93 m	975	2: 09.43 min	973	6617	4th

Modern pentathlon

Athletes	fencing		swim		horse riding		Combined		Points	rank
	Balance sheet	Points	time	Points	time	Points	time	Points
Men
Ruslans Nakoņečnijs	13:22	180	2: 03.83 min	329	28	272	11: 35.70 min	605	1386	28

Cycling

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Aleksejs Saramotins	Road racing	6:30:05 h	46
Tom's Skujiņš	Road racing	6:30:05 h	55

BMX

Athletes	competition	qualification		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	time	rank
Men
Māris Štrombergs	Race	34,953 s	7th	14th	5	eliminated
Edžus Treimanis	Race	not finished		15th	5	eliminated

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Freestyle women
Anastasija Grigoryeva	Class up to 63 kg	Hela Riabi	4-0	Risako Kawai	1: 3	-		-		bye		Monika Ewa Michalik	1: 3	eliminated		-		7th

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings / discs	rank
		Rings / discs	rank	Rings / discs	rank
Dainis Upelnieks	Skeet	119	14th	eliminated		119	14th

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Aļona Ribakova	200 m chest	2: 30.82 min	27	-		eliminated		27
Men
Uvis Kalniņš	200 m layers	2: 02.34 min	24	-		eliminated		24

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Ketija Birzule	Windsurfing RS: X	256	24	eliminated		256	24

tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Jeļena Ostapenko	singles	Samantha Stosur	6: 1, 3: 6, 2: 6	eliminated

Web links

• Website of the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja
• Latvia on rio2016.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Latvijas karognesējs Rio olimpiskajās spēlēs būs Māris Štrombergs. In: delfi.lv. July 21, 2016, accessed August 3, 2016 (Latvian). 
2. ^ "Judo Resultsbook" ( Memento from August 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Website of the Rio Olympics. Retrieved August 22, 2016. (English).