Latvia_at_the_1936_Winter_Olympics
Latvia at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Latvia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nation returned to the Winter Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics. These Games would be the last time that Latvia would compete at the Winter Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the nation was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes would compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.
| Latvia at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| Competitors | 26 (23 men, 3 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Leonīds Vedējs[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Total points | Rank | ||
| Askolds Hermanovskis | Combined | 13:22.4 | 56 | 3:18.0 (+0:12) | DSQ | – | DNF | – |
| Herberts Bērtulsons | 13:00.6 | 55 | 3:06.1 | DSQ | – | DNF | – | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Total points | Rank | ||
| Mirdza Martinsone | Combined | 15:21.6 | 36 | 3:08.3 (+0:12) | DSQ | – | DNF | – |
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Kārlis Bukass | 1'42:57 | 69 |
| Alberts Riekstiņš | 1'42:16 | 67 | |
| Herberts Dāboliņš | 1'34:20 | 58 | |
| Pauls Kaņeps | 1'31:44 | 50 | |
- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Herberts Dāboliņš Pauls Kaņeps Edgars Gruzītis Alberts Riekstiņš |
3'26:08 | 13 |
- Men
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verners Auls | Men's singles | 25 | 25 | 175 | 222.6 | 25 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alise Dzeguze | Women's singles | 24 | 23 | 161 | 280.9 | 23 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hildegarde Švarce-Gešela Eduards Gešels |
149 | 7.5 | 17 |
Group A
Top two teams advanced to semifinals
| 7 February |  Canada | 11-0 (2-0,3-0,6-0) |  Latvia |
| 8 February |  Poland | 9-2 (1-0,4-0,4-2) | Latvia |
| 9 February |  Austria | 7-1 (4-0,0-0,3-1) | Latvia |
| Contestants Aleksejs Auziņš Reinis Bluķis Arvīds Jurgens Herberts Kušķis Roberts Lapainis Kārlis Paegle Arvīds Petersons Ādolfs Petrovskis Jānis Rozīte Leonīds Vedējs Jānis Bebris |
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Edgars Gruzītis | Individual | 1'35:22 | 134.6 | 44 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 148.1 | 43 | 282.7 | 42 |
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Jānis Andriksons | 45.9 | 16 |
| Alfons Bērziņš | 45.7 | 14 | |
| 1500 m | Jānis Andriksons | 2:28.9 | 23 |
| Alfons Bērziņš | 2:25.8 | 18 | |
| 5000 m | Jānis Andriksons | 9:15.0 | 30 |
| Arvids Lejnieks | 9:11.9 | 29 | |
| Alfons Bērziņš | 8:53.4 | 18 | |
| 10,000 m | Arvids Lejnieks | 18:41.2 | 23 |
| Alfons Bērziņš | 18:22.5 | 19 | |
- "Leonīds Vedējs". olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
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