Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Beijing
Competitors	50 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Vadims Vasiļevskis (opening) Māris Štrombergs (closing)
Medals Ranked 45th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Medalists

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

Athletics

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
		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
	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
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ainārs Kovals	Javelin throw	80.15	7 q	86.64
Ēriks Rags		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
	Points	782	876	780	661	742	816	757	0	—	—

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		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
		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*
	Points	1010	941	707	914	962	649	867

* 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

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. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Babkina, Elīna 19 – April 24, 1989 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) TTT Rīga G 5 Eibele, Anda 24 – July 30, 1984 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Avantis/Turība PG 6 Eglīte, Zane 23 – December 10, 1984 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) TTT Rīga C 7 Tamane, Zane 24 – September 24, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Hondarribia Irun SF 8 Baško, Gunta 28 – April 27, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Lattes-Montpellier PF 9 Jansone, Liene 27 – May 22, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Gambrinus SG 10 Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete (C) 24 – August 12, 1983 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Dynamo Moscow PF 11 Putniņa, Aija 20 – January 15, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Olesa-Espanyol G/F 12 Krūmberga, Dita 24 – March 20, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SK Cēsis SF 13 Tāre, Ieva 34 – March 15, 1974 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) TTT Rīga PF 14 Kubliņa, Ieva 26 – July 8, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Dynamo Moscow F/C 15 Brumermane, Aija 21 – October 17, 1986 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TTT Rīga	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

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		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
	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
	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

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Raivis Belohvoščiks	Men's road race	Did not finish
	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
		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

Judo

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		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

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
		Points	Rank	MP Points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
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

Men

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

Swimming

Men

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

Tennis

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		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

Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score		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

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

References

1. "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
2. "2008 Olympic Basketball Women (FIBA) – Latvia roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

External links

• Official page of 2008 Latvian Olympic team