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Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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{{Infobox country at games

| NOC = LAT

| NOCname = Latvian Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2012

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{URL|www.olimpiade.lv }} {{in lang|lv|en}}

| location = London

| competitors = 46

| sports = 12

| flagbearer = Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (opening){{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/londona_2012/17072012-latvijas_karogu_olimpiades_atklasana_nesi|title=Latvijas karogu olimpiādes atklāšanā nesīs Pļaviņš|date=July 17, 2012|publisher=Sportacentrs.com|language=lv|access-date=July 17, 2012}}
Ineta Radēviča (closing)

| rank = 49

| gold = 1

| silver = 0

| bronze = 1

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1924

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = {{flagIOC|RU1}} (1900–1912)
{{flagIOC|URS}} (1952–1988)

}}

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.

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.{{cite web|title=Maris Strombergs repeats in BMX|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/cycling/story/_/id/8255720/2012-london-olympics-latvia-maris-strombergs-repeats-men-bmx|publisher=ESPN|date=11 August 2012|access-date=26 August 2012}} 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.

Medalists

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{gold medal}}Māris ŠtrombergsCyclingMen's BMX{{dts|10 August}}
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Mārtiņš|Pļaviņš}}
Jānis Šmēdiņš		VolleyballMen's beach volleyball{{dts|9 August}}

Athletics

{{main article|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Latvian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=4 June 2011}}{{citation|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS |url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Statistics/Standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_EntryStandards_London2012_24135.pdf |publisher=IAAF |access-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721082211/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/statistics/standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_entrystandards_london2012_24135.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2012 }}

;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

File:Dace Lina.jpg in women's marathon.]]

;Men

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ronalds Arājs

|align=left|100 m

|colspan=8|Withdrew due to injury

align=center

|align=left|Dmitrijs Jurkevičs

|align=left|1500 m

|3:41.40

|9

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Igors Kazakēvičs

|align=left|50 km walk

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|4:06:47

|45

align=center

|align=left|Jānis Leitis

|align=left|400 m

|46.41

|5

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Arnis Rumbenieks

|align=left|20 km walk

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|1:26:26

|45

align=center

|align=left|Valērijs Žolnerovičs

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Mareks Ārents

|align=left|Pole vault

|5.35

|22

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Ainārs Kovals

|align=left rowspan=2|Javelin throw

|79.19

|17

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zigismunds Sirmais

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Igors Sokolovs

|align=left|Hammer throw

|72.76

|21

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Māris Urtāns

|align=left|Shot put

|19.13

|27

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Vadims Vasiļevskis

|align=left|Javelin throw

|72.81

|38

|colspan=2|Did not advance

;Combined events – Decathlon

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

! 100 m

!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump }}

!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}

!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}

! 400 m

!{{Tooltip| 110H | 110 m hurdles}}

!{{Tooltip| DT | Discus throw}}

!{{Tooltip| PV | Pole vault}}

!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}

! 1500 m

!Final

!Rank

align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Edgars Eriņš

!style="font-size:95%"|Result

|10.99

|6.98

|13.45

|1.93

|50.62

|15.22

|45.10

|4.50

|57.35

|4:35.88

|rowspan=2|7649

|rowspan=2|22

align=center

!style="font-size:95%"|Points

|863

|809

|695

|740

|786

|823

|769

|760

|698

|706

;Women

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Dace Lina

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|2:47:47

|98

align=center

|align=left|Poļina Jeļizarova

|align=left|3000 m steeplechase

|9:27.21

|4 Q

|9:38.56

|11

align=center

|align=left|Agnese Pastare

|align=left|20 km walk

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|1:31:54

|24

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Lauma Grīva

|align=left|Long jump

|6.10

|28

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Līna Mūze

|align=left rowspan=3|Javelin throw

|59.91

|13

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala

|58.86

|20

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Madara Palameika

|60.62

|10 q

|60.73

|8

align=center

|align=left|Ineta Radēviča

|align=left|Long jump

|6.68 DQ

|5 q DQ

|6.88 DQ

|4 DQ

;Combined events – Heptathlon

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

!{{Tooltip| 100H | 100 m hurdles}}

!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}

!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}

! 200 m

!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump}}

!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}

! 800 m

!Final

!Rank

align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Aiga Grabuste

!style="font-size:95%"|Result

|13.65

|1.77

|13.52

|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

|—

|—

|—

|rowspan=2 colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=center

!style="font-size:95%"|Points

|1028

|941

|762

|0

|—

|—

|—

align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Laura Ikauniece

!style="font-size:95%"|Result

|13.71

|1.83

|12.64

|24.16

|6.13

|51.27

|2:12.13

|rowspan=2|6414

|rowspan=2|7

align=center

!style="font-size:95%"|Points

|1020

|1016

|704

|965

|890

|885

|934

Canoeing

{{main article|Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Sprint=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Aleksejs Rumjancevs
Krists Straume

|align=left|Men's K-2 200 m

|34.447

|5 Q

|34.140

|5 FB

|36.110

|11

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

{{main article|Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Road=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Aleksejs Saramotins

|align=left|Men's road race

|5:46:37

|56

=BMX=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Seeding

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Māris Štrombergs

|align=left rowspan=3|Men's BMX

|38.697

|11

|8

|2 Q

|10

|3 Q

|37.576

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Edžus Treimanis

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

|32

|12

|2 Q

|14

|5

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Rihards Veide

|38.753

|13

|19

|3 q

|18

|7

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sandra Aleksejeva

|align=left|Women's BMX

|41.752

|13

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|19

|7

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Gymnastics

{{main article|Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Artistic=

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=3|Athlete

!rowspan=3|Event

!colspan =8|Qualification

!colspan =8|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!colspan=6|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

!colspan=6|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| PH | Pommel horse }}

!{{Tooltip| R | Rings}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| PB | Parallel bars}}

!{{Tooltip| HB | Horizontal bar}}

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| PH | Pommel horse }}

!{{Tooltip| R | Rings}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| PB | Parallel bars}}

!{{Tooltip| HB | Horizontal bar}}

align=center

|align=left|Dmitrijs Trefilovs

|align=left|All-around

|12.900

|14.233

|13.133

|14.733

|13.533

|14.033

|82.565

|38

|colspan=8|Did not advance

Judo

{{main article|Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Konstantīns Ovčiņņikovs

|align=left|Men's −81 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Guilheiro|BRA|2012 Summer}}
L 0002–0010

|colspan=6|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jevgeņijs Borodavko

|align=left|Men's −100 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Liu|ASA|2012 Summer}}
W 0100–0000

|{{flagIOCathlete|Peters|GER|2012 Summer}}
L 0000–0011

|colspan=5|Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

{{main article|Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=3|Fencing
(épée one touch)

!colspan=3|Swimming
(200 m freestyle)

!colspan=3|Riding
(show jumping)

!colspan=3|Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)

!rowspan=2|Total points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Results

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

!Penalties

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP Points

align=center

|align=left|Deniss Čerkovskis

|align=left|Men's

|23–12

|4

|952

|2:10.78

|28

|1232

|224

|32

|976

|10:46.88

|13

|2416

|5576

|19

align=center

|align=left|Jeļena Rubļevska

|align=left|Women's

|25–10

|1

|1000

|2:26.93

|32

|1040

|64

|16

|1136

|12:17.22

|15

|2052

|5228

|8

Shooting

{{main article|Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Afanasijs Kuzmins

|align=left|25 m rapid fire pistol

|569

|17

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main article|Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Latvian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |publisher=FINA |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |archive-date= 6 January 2011 }}{{citation|title=FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |publisher=FINA |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002300/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Uvis Kalniņš

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|49.96

|30

|colspan=4|Did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Gabriela Ņikitina

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|26.26

|39

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Table tennis

{{main article|Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Latvia has qualified the following players.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Preliminary round

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Matīss Burģis

|align=left|Men's singles

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hinse|CAN|2012 Summer}}
W 4–3

|{{flagIOCathlete|Smirnov|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 0–4

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Volleyball

{{main article|Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Beach=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Preliminary round

!rowspan="2"|Standing

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left| Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Jānis Šmēdiņš

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's

|align=left|Pool E
{{flagIOCathlete|Erdmann – Matysik|GER|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 1 (19–21, 23–21, 15–9)
{{flagIOCathlete|Hernández – Villafañe|VEN|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–16)
{{flagIOCathlete|Nummerdor – Schuil|NED|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18)

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Skarlund –
Spinnangr|NOR|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–16)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gibb –
Rosenthal|USA|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–18, 15–11)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Alison –
Emanuel|BRA|2012 Summer}}
L 0 – 2 (15–21, 20–22)

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nummerdor –
Schuil|NED|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–19, 15–11)

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left| Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Ruslans Sorokins

|align=left|Pool D
{{flagIOCathlete|Fijałek – Prudel|POL|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 1 (12–21, 21–15, 15–12)
{{flagIOCathlete|Chiya – Goldschmidt|RSA|2012 Summer}}
W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–10)
{{flagIOCathlete|Gibb – Rosenthal|USA|2012 Summer}}
L 0 – 2 (10–21, 16–21)

|3 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Brink –
Reckermann|GER|2012 Summer}}
L 0 – 2 (12–21, 17–21)

|colspan=3|Did not advance

|9

Weightlifting

{{main article|Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Latvia has qualified the following athletes.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Artūrs Plēsnieks

|align=left|Men's −105 kg

|175

|10

|215

|5

|390

|7

Wrestling

{{main article|Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Latvia has qualified the following quota places.

;Key

  • {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} - Victory by Fall.
  • {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

;Men's freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Armands Zvirbulis

|align=left|−84 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Díaz|VEN|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gattsiev|BLR|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|10

;Women's freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Anastasija Grigorjeva

|align=left|−63 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pirozhkova|USA|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Battsetseg|MGL|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|9

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091226050800/http://www.olimpiade.lv/lat/lok/ National Olympic committee of Latvia]

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2012

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