| Noc: | LAT |
| Nocname: | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Atlanta |
| Competitors: | 47 (34 men and 13 women) |
| Sports: | 12 |
| Flagbearer: | Einārs Tupurītis |
| Rank: | 61 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1924 |
| See also: | (1900–1912) (1952–1988) |
Latvia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 47 competitors, 34 men and 13 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.[1]
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Aigars Fadejevs | 20 km walk | 1:20:47 | 6 | |||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Sergejs Inšakovs | 100 m | 10.42 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 20.41 | 2 Q | 20.58 | 4 Q | 20.48 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Igors Kazanovs | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 | 27 q | 13.42 | 8 Q | 14.13 | 7 | did not advance | ||
| Modris Liepiņš | 50 km walk | 4:01:12 | 23 | |||||||
| Guntis Peders | 110 m hurdles | 13.72 | 25 Q | 13.59 | 19 | did not advance | ||||
| Aleksandrs Prokopčuks | Marathon | 2:21.50 | 51 | |||||||
| Einārs Tupurītis | 800 m | 1:45.88 | 2 Q | 1:46.41 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Egīls Tēbelis | 400 m hurdles | 50.73 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rojs Piziks | Result | 11.40 | 6.86 | 14.60 | 2.16 | 51.48 | 15.20 | 45.90 | 5.00 | 58.40 | 4:30.88 | 7994 | 23 |
| Points | 774 | 781 | 765 | 953 | 748 | 825 | 785 | 910 | 714 | 739 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 5000 m | 15:59.00 | 12 | did not advance | ||||||
| Lana Jēkabsone | 400 m hurdles | 56.18 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Anita Liepiņa | 10 km walk | 45:35 | 22 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Jeļena Blaževiča | Triple jump | 14.24 | 10 Q | 14.12 | 8 | |
| Valentīna Gotovska | Long jump | 6.08 | 27 | did not advance | ||
| Gundega Sproģe | Triple jump | 13.67 | 19 | did not advance | ||
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | |||
| Aldis Kļaviņš | Men's K-1 | 166.08 | 25 | 152.67 | 15 | 152.67 | 21 | |
| Dzintra Blūma | Women's K-1 | DNF | AC | 372.81 | 28 | 372.81 | 30 | |
See main article: article and Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaspars Ozers | align=left rowspan=5 | Men's road race | 04:56:43 | 22 |
| Dainis Ozols | 04:56:51 | 92 | ||
| Arvis Piziks | 04:56:33 | 18 | ||
| Juris Silovs | 04:56:44 | 31 | ||
| Romāns Vainšteins | 04:56:54 | 106 |
See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Afanasijs Kuzmins | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 585 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| 10 m air pistol | 574 | 29 | did not advance | |||
| Boriss Timofejevs | Skeet | 122 | 6 Q | 145 | 6 | |
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Artūrs Jakovļevs | 100 m butterfly | 56.62 | 49 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Valērijs Kalmikovs | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.07 | 17 q | 2:16.23 | 13 | did not advance | |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:06.16 | 21 | did not advance | |||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:28.04 | 18 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Margarita Kalmikova | 200 m breaststroke | 2:39.63 | 31 | did not advance | ||||
| Agnese Ozoliņa | 50 m freestyle | 27.65 | 47 | did not advance | ||||
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Vladimirs Morozovs | −54 kg | 100.0 | 19 | 122.5 | 19 | 222.5 | 19 | |
| Dainis Zīlītis | align=left rowspan=1 | −83 kg | 145.0 | 15 | 167.5 | 15 | 312.5 | 15 |
| Ivars Zdanovskis | align=left rowspan=1 | −99 kg | 150.0 | 22 | 187.5 | 19 | 337.5 | 20 |
| Viktors Ščerbatihs | −108 kg | 177.5 | 12 | 212.5 | 11 | 390.0 | 10 | |
| Raimonds Bergmanis | +108 kg | 177.5 | 12 | 225.0 | 10 | 402.5 | 9 | |
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.