1998 Winter Olympics / Participant (Latvia)

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Latvia took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Japanese Nagano with a delegation of 29 athletes in six disciplines in part, including 21 men and 8 women. None of the athletes managed to win a medal.

The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the bobsledder Sandis Prūsis .

Participants by sport

biathlon

Men

• Ilmārs Bricis

  10 km sprint: 32nd place (30: 01.7 min)

  20 km individual: 5th place (58: 15.1 min)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 6th place (1: 24: 24.4 h)

• Oļegs Maļuhins

  10 km sprint: 6th place (28: 37.4 min)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 6th place (1: 24: 24.4 h)

• Jēkabs Nākums

  10 km sprint: 5th place (28: 36.9 min)

  20 km individual: 37th place (1: 01: 40.1 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 6th place (1: 24: 24.4 h)

• Gundars Upenieks

  20 km individual: 66th place (1: 06: 42.6 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 6th place (1: 24: 24.4 h)

Women

• Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa

  7.5 km sprint: 34th place (25: 12.7 min)

  15 km individual: 25th place (58: 54.4 min)

bob

Men, twos

• Sandis Prūsis , Jānis Elsiņš (LAT-1)

  5th place (3: 38.24 min)

• Rodžers Lodziņš , Māris Rozentāls (LAT-2)

  18th place (3: 40.75 min)

Men, foursome

• Sandis Prūsis , Egils Bojārs , Jānis Ozols , Jānis Elsiņš (LAT-1)

  6th place (2: 40.26 min)

Speed ​​skating

Women

• Ilonda Lūse

  1000 m: 39th place (1: 24.32 min)

  1500 m: 32nd place (2: 08.71 min)

  3000 m: 28th place (4: 33.77 min)

Luge

Men, single-seaters

• Sandris Bērzinš

  25th place (3: 25.391 min)

• Guntis Rēķis

  17th place (3: 22.315 min)

• Mārtiņš Rubenis

  14th place (3: 22.152 min)

Men, two-seaters

• Roberts Suharevs & Dairis Leksis

  13th place (1: 43.251 min)

• Juris Vovčoks & Māris Lēģeris

  17th place (1: 46.555 min)

Women

• Iluta Gaile

  14th place (3: 26.981 min)

• Anna Orlova

  13th place (3: 26.963 min)

• Jurita Šnitko

  22nd place (3: 29.707 min)

Alpine skiing

Men

• Ivars Ciaguns

  Giant Slalom: 34th place (2: 53.59 min)

Women

• Ilze Ābola

  Giant slalom: 31st place (3: 14.50 min)

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Juris Ģērmanis

  10 km classic: 77th place (32: 05.8 min)

  15 km pursuit: race not finished

• Jānis Hermanis

  10 km classic: 65th place (31: 12.1 min)

  15 km pursuit: 63rd place (49: 55.1 min)

  30 km classic: race not finished

• Roberts Raimo

  10 km classic: 83rd place (33: 09.9 min)

  50 km freestyle: 60th place (2:30: 49.9 h)

Women

• Andžela Brice

  5 km classic: 78th place (21: 39.2 min)

  10 km pursuit: 66th place (37: 07.5 min)

  30 km freestyle: 53rd place (1: 37: 08.4 h)

• Inara Rudko

  5 km classic: 71st place (20: 56.1 min)

  10 km pursuit: 67th place (37: 20.3 min)

  15 km classic: 61st place (56: 07.8 min)

  30 km freestyle: 57th place (1: 43: 22.8 h)

Web links

• Latvia at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )