Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Latvia at the
2008 Summer Olympics

IOC code

LAT

NOC

Latvian Olympic Committee

Website

www.olimpiade.lv (Latvian) (English)

in Beijing

Competitors

50 in 11 sports

Flag bearer

Vadims Vasiļevskis (opening)
Māris Štrombergs (closing)

Medals
Ranked 45th

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	1	1	3

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Other related appearances

Russian Empire (1900–1912)

Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It was Latvia's 9th appearance in Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
01 ! Gold	Māris Štrombergs	Cycling	Men's BMX
02 ! Silver	Ainārs Kovals	Athletics	Men's javelin throw
03 ! Bronze	Viktors Ščerbatihs	Weightlifting	Men's +105 kg

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ronalds Arājs	200 m	21.22	5	Did not advance
Ingus Janevics	20 km walk	N/A						DNS
Ingus Janevics	50 km walk	N/A						4:12:45	42
Igors Kazakēvičs	50 km walk	N/A						3:52:38	16
Dmitrijs Miļkevičs	800 m	1:47.12	4	N/A		Did not advance
Staņislavs Olijars	110 m hurdles	DNS		Did not advance
Valērijs Žolnerovičs	3000 m steeplechase	8:37.65	10	N/A				Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ainārs Kovals	Javelin throw	80.15	7 q	86.64	02 !
Ēriks Rags	Javelin throw	79.33	13	Did not advance
Igors Sokolovs	Hammer throw	73.72	19	Did not advance
Māris Urtāns	Shot put	19.57	25	Did not advance
Vadims Vasiļevskis	Javelin throw	83.51	1 Q	81.32	9

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Jānis Karlivāns	Result	11.36	7.26	14.85	1.84	51.61	15.28	44.54	DNS	—	—	DNF
Jānis Karlivāns	Points	782	876	780	661	742	816	757	0	—	—	DNF

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jolanta Dukure	20 km walk	N/A				1:41:03	41
Inna Poluškina	3000 m steeplechase	10:18.60	14	N/A		Did not advance
Ieva Zunda	400 m hurdles	57.43	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Sinta Ozoliņa	Javelin throw	60.13	12 q	53.38	11

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Aiga Grabuste	Result	13.78	1.77	12.70	24.71	6.36	39.02	2:16.87	6050 PB	19*
Aiga Grabuste	Points	1010	941	707	914	962	649	867	6050 PB	19*

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.^[1] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Grabuste moved up a position.

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Latvia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Latvia women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Age – Date of birth	Ht.	Club	Ctr.
1.0 !PG	4	Babkina, Elīna	7001190000000000000♠19 – (1989-04-24)April 24, 1989	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	TTT Rīga	Latvia !
1.5 !G	5	Eibele, Anda	7001240000000000000♠24 – (1984-07-30)July 30, 1984	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Avantis/Turība	Latvia !
1.0 !PG	6	Eglīte, Zane	7001230000000000000♠23 – (1984-12-10)December 10, 1984	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	TTT Rīga	Latvia !
5.0 !C	7	Tamane, Zane	7001240000000000000♠24 – (1983-09-24)September 24, 1983	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Hondarribia Irun	Spain !
3.0 !SF	8	Baško, Gunta	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1980-04-27)April 27, 1980	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Lattes-Montpellier	France !
4.0 !PF	9	Jansone, Liene	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1981-05-22)May 22, 1981	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Gambrinus	Czech Republic !
2.0 !SG	10	Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete (C)	7001240000000000000♠24 – (1983-08-12)August 12, 1983	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Dynamo Moscow	Russia !
4.0 !PF	11	Putniņa, Aija	7001200000000000000♠20 – (1988-01-15)January 15, 1988	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Olesa-Espanyol	Spain !
2.5 !G/F	12	Krūmberga, Dita	7001240000000000000♠24 – (1984-03-20)March 20, 1984	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	SK Cēsis	Latvia !
3.0 !SF	13	Tāre, Ieva	7001340000000000000♠34 – (1974-03-15)March 15, 1974	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	TTT Rīga	Latvia !
4.0 !PF	14	Kubliņa, Ieva	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1982-07-08)July 8, 1982	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Dynamo Moscow	Russia !
4.5 !F/C	15	Brumermane, Aija	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1986-10-17)October 17, 1986	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	TTT Rīga	Latvia !

Head coach

Ainārs Zvirgzdiņš

Assistant coach(es)

Aigars Nerips

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on August 9, 2008

Group play

	Qualified for the quarterfinals


Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Australia	5	5	0	424	319	+105	10
Russia	5	4	1	339	333	+6	9
Belarus	5	2	3	324	332	−8	7	1–0
South Korea	5	2	3	327	360	−33	7	0–1
Latvia	5	1	4	334	387	−53	6	1–0
Brazil	5	1	4	337	354	−17	6	0–1

9 August 2008
22:15

Report

Latvia	57–62	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 24–15, 17–12, 9–21
Pts: Jansone 24 Rebs: Tamane 6, Kubliņa 6 Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 6		Pts: Shchegoleva 12, Korstin 12 Rebs: Shchegoleva 12 Asts: Rakhmatulina 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG)

11 August 2008
16:45

Report

Latvia	57–79	Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–19, 14–20, 8–19
Pts: Baško 19 Rebs: Jansone, Kubliņa, Tamane 6 Asts: Eglīte 3		Pts: Leuchanka 22 Rebs: Verameyenka 9 Asts: Marchanka 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB)

13 August 2008
14:30

Report

Brazil	78–79	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 13–17, 23–26, 19–22
Pts: Zakrzeski 16 Rebs: Santos, Zakrzeski 9 Asts: Pinto 4		Pts: Jēkabsone 25 Rebs: Kubliņa 7 Asts: Jēkabsone 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)

15 August 2008
11:15

Report

Latvia	73–96	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–22, 18–35, 17–20
Pts: Tāre 14 Rebs: Brumermane, Jansone 5 Asts: Tāre 4		Pts: Jackson 30 Rebs: Taylor 11 Asts: Harrower, Taylor 4

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG)

17 August 2008
14:30

Report

South Korea	72–68	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–13, 18–9, 12–24
Pts: Park 17 Rebs: Lee 10 Asts: Lee 4		Pts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 22 Rebs: Tamane 11 Asts: Jēkabsone-Žogota 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Jose Carreon (PUR)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Miķelis Ežmalis	Men's C-1 500 m	1:54.890	6 QS	1:56.907	6	Did not advance
Miķelis Ežmalis	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:13.777	4 QS	4:16.820	9	Did not advance
Krists Straume Kristaps Zaļupe	Men's K-2 500 m	1:31.020	4 QS	1:32.649	4	Did not advance
Krists Straume Kristaps Zaļupe	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:23.198	5 QS	3:23.408	1 Q	3:19.387	7

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Raivis Belohvoščiks	Men's road race	Did not finish
Raivis Belohvoščiks	Men's time trial	1:08:54	36
Gatis Smukulis	Men's road race	6:36:48	68

BMX

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Ivo Lakučs	Men's BMX	36.509	16	21	8	Did not advance
Artūrs Matisons		36.072	4	6	2 Q	22	7	Did not advance
Māris Štrombergs		35.910	2	7	1 Q	3	1 Q	36.190	01 !

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Vsevolods Zeļonijs	Men's −73 kg	Wiłkomirski (POL) L 0010–0020	Did not advance
Jevgeņijs Borodavko	Men's −90 kg	Meloni (ITA) L 0010–0100	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Shooting (10 m air pistol)			Fencing (épée one touch)			Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Running (3000 m)			Total points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	MP Points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points	Total points	Final rank
Deniss Čerkovskis	Men's	184	12	1144	15–20	24	760	2:10.46	29	1236	112	9	1088	9:29.96	13	1124	5352	11
Jeļena Rubļevska	Women's	181	35	908	27–8	2	1048	2:22.94	25	1208	220	31	980	10:49.35	18	1124	5268	23

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Afanasijs Kuzmins	25 m rapid fire pistol	565	17	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andrejs Dūda	100 m butterfly	55.20	59	Did not advance
Andrejs Dūda	200 m individual medley	2:04.18	38	Did not advance
Romāns Miloslavskis	100 m freestyle	50.40	46	Did not advance
Romāns Miloslavskis	200 m freestyle	1:48.41	25	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ernests Gulbis	Men's singles	Davydenko (RUS) L 4–6, 2–6	Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Beach

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 Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Men's	Pool B Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–18) Baracetti – Conde (ARG) L 0 – 2 (21–23, 19–21) Heuscher – Heyer (SUI) W 2 – 1 (21–17, 21–23, 15–13)	1 Q	Gosch – Horst (AUT) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 18–21)	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Viktors Ščerbatihs	Men's +105 kg	206	3	242	3	448	03 !

References

↑ "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
↑ "2008 Olympic Basketball Women (FIBA) – Latvia roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

External links

Official page of 2008 Latvian Olympic team

Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China

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