Latvia_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics

Latvia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Latvia at the; 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in London
Competitors	46 in 12 sports
Flag bearers	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (opening); Ineta Radēviča (closing)
Medals; Ranked 49th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Russian Empire (1908–1912); Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Latvia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Latvian Olympic Committee sent a total of 46 athletes to the Games, 32 men and 14 women, to compete in 12 sports. Sixteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including silver medalist Ainārs Kovals in the men's javelin throw, and defending Olympic champion Māris Štrombergs in men's BMX cycling. Pistol shooter and Olympic gold medalist Afanasijs Kuzmins, the oldest of the team, at age 65, became the first Latvian athlete to compete in nine Olympic games (including three of his appearances under the Soviet Union), tying the record set by Austria's Hubert Raudaschl. Meanwhile, Jeļena Rubļevska, who won silver in Athens, became the first female modern pentathlete to compete at four Olympics, since the sport's introduction to women in 2000. Among the twelve sports played by the athletes, Latvia marked its Olympic debut in table tennis.

Latvia left London with only one gold and one bronze medal. Māris Štrombergs, who managed to successfully defend his Olympic title in the men's BMX cycling, became the first Latvian athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the post-Soviet era.^[2] Meanwhile, Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, who became Latvia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and his partner Jānis Šmēdiņš won the nation's first-ever Olympic medal in men's beach volleyball.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Māris Štrombergs	Cycling	Men's BMX	10 August
Bronze	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Jānis Šmēdiņš	Volleyball	Men's beach volleyball	9 August

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ronalds Arājs	100 m	Withdrew due to injury
Dmitrijs Jurkevičs	1500 m	3:41.40	9	—		Did not advance
Igors Kazakēvičs	50 km walk	—						4:06:47	45
Jānis Leitis	400 m	46.41	5	—		Did not advance
Arnis Rumbenieks	20 km walk	—						1:26:26	45
Valērijs Žolnerovičs	Marathon	—						DNF

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Mareks Ārents	Pole vault	5.35	22	Did not advance
Ainārs Kovals	Javelin throw	79.19	17	Did not advance
Zigismunds Sirmais	Javelin throw	NM	—	Did not advance
Igors Sokolovs	Hammer throw	72.76	21	Did not advance
Māris Urtāns	Shot put	19.13	27	Did not advance
Vadims Vasiļevskis	Javelin throw	72.81	38	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Edgars Eriņš	Result	10.99	6.98	13.45	1.93	50.62	15.22	45.10	4.50	57.35	4:35.88	7649	22
Edgars Eriņš	Points	863	809	695	740	786	823	769	760	698	706	7649	22

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dace Lina	Marathon	—		2:47:47	98
Poļina Jeļizarova	3000 m steeplechase	9:27.21	4 Q	9:38.56	11
Agnese Pastare	20 km walk	—		1:31:54	24

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Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Athletics

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Road

BMX

Gymnastics

Artistic

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Volleyball

Beach

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Aiga Grabuste	Result	13.65	1.77	13.52	DNS	—	—	—	DNF
Aiga Grabuste	Points	1028	941	762	0	—	—	—	DNF
Laura Ikauniece	Result	13.71	1.83	12.64	24.16	6.13	51.27	2:12.13	6414	7
Laura Ikauniece	Points	1020	1016	704	965	890	885	934	6414	7

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aleksejs Rumjancevs Krists Straume	Men's K-2 200 m	34.447	5 Q	34.140	5 FB	36.110	11

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Dmitrijs Trefilovs	All-around	12.900	14.233	13.133	14.733	13.533	14.033	82.565	38	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs	Men's −81 kg	Guilheiro (BRA) L 0002–0010	Did not advance
Jevgeņijs Borodavko	Men's −100 kg	Liu (ASA) W 0100–0000	Peters (GER) L 0000–0011	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Fencing (épée one touch)			Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)			Total points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points	Total points	Final rank
Deniss Čerkovskis	Men's	23–12	4	952	2:10.78	28	1232	224	32	976	10:46.88	13	2416	5576	19
Jeļena Rubļevska	Women's	25–10	1	1000	2:26.93	32	1040	64	16	1136	12:17.22	15	2052	5228	8

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Standing	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Jānis Šmēdiņš	Men's	Pool E Erdmann – Matysik (GER) W 2 – 1 (19–21, 23–21, 15–9) Hernández – Villafañe (VEN) W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–16) Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18)	1 Q	Skarlund – Spinnangr (NOR) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–16)	Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–18, 15–11)	Alison – Emanuel (BRA) L 0 – 2 (15–21, 20–22)	Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–19, 15–11)
Aleksandrs Samoilovs Ruslans Sorokins	Men's	Pool D Fijałek – Prudel (POL) W 2 – 1 (12–21, 21–15, 15–12) Chiya – Goldschmidt (RSA) W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–10) Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 16–21)	3 Q	Brink – Reckermann (GER) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 17–21)	Did not advance			9