Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (Latvian) (English)
in Sydney
Competitors	45 (30 men, 15 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Voldemārs Lūsis
Medals Ranked 44th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 1 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Latvia won their first summer Olympic gold medal at these games. 45 competitors, 30 men and 15 women, took part in 47 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Igors Vihrovs — Gymnastics, Men's floor exercises

Silver

• Aigars Fadejevs — Athletics, Men's 50 km walk

Bronze

• Vsevolods Zeļonijs — Judo, Men's lightweight (73 kg)

Athletics

Men's 800 m

• Viktors Lacis
  1. Round 1 - 01:46.94
  2. Semifinal - 01:47.24 (did not advance)

Men's 110 m hurdles

• Staņislavs Olijars
  1. Round 1 - 13.56
  2. Round 2 - 13.34
  3. Semifinal - 13.5 (did not advance)

Men's javelin throw

• Voldemārs Lūsis
  1. Qualifying - 80.08 (did not advance)
• Ēriks Rags
  1. Qualifying - 75.75 (did not advance)

Men's 20 km walk

• Aigars Fadejevs (14th) and Māris Putenis (DQ)
• Aigars Fadejevs
  1. Final - 1:22:43 (14th place)
• Maris Putenis
  1. Final - DQ

Men's 50 km walk

• Aigars Fadejevs (silver medal), Modris Liepiņš (35th) and Uģis Brūvelis
• Aigars Fadejevs
  1. Final - 3:43:40 (Silver medal)
• Modris Liepins
  1. Final - 3:48:36 (9th place)
• Ugis Bruvelis
  1. Final - 4:11:41 (35th place)

Women's 800 m

• Irina Latve

Women's 5,000 m

• Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka

Women's 10,000 m

• Jeļena Čelnova-Prokopčuka

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Anita Trumpe

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Irēna Žauna

Women's High Jump

• Līga Kļaviņa

Women's Javelin Throw

• Inga Kožarenoka

Women's Long Jump

• Valentīna Gotovska

Women's 20 km Walk

• Anita Liepiņa and Jolanta Dukure

Canoeing

Men’s 1,000 m Sprint

• Jefimijs Klementjevs

Cycling

Road Cycling

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Raivis Belohvoščiks
  1. Final - 0:59:57 (15th place)
• Dainis Ozols
  1. Final - 1:00:46 (21st place)

Men's Road Race

• Arvis Piziks
  1. Final - 5:30:46 (22nd place)
• Andris Reiss
  1. Final - 5:42:01 (81st place)
• Raivis Belohvoščiks
  1. Final - DNF
• Andris Naudužs
  1. Final - DNF
• Dainis Ozols
  1. Final - DNF

Track Cycling

Men's Sprint

• Viesturs Bērziņš
  • Qualifying - 10.343
  • First Round - Defeated Shinichi Ota of Japan
  • 1/8 Finals - Lost to Jan van Eijden of Germany
  • 1/8 Finals Repechage - 2nd place - Heat 2
  • Final 9-12 - 10th place

Men's 1 km Time Trial

• Gvido Miezis

Men's Keirin

• Ainārs Ķiksis
  • First Round - Heat - 3; Place - DNF
  • Repechage - Heat - 1; Place - 1
  • Second Round - Heat - 1; Place - DNF (did not advance)

Men's Olympic Sprint

• Viesturs Bērziņš, Ainārs Ķiksis and Ivo Lakučs
  • Qualifying - 45.589
  • Second Round - 46.525 (did not advance)

Fencing

One female fencer represented Latvia in 2000.

Women's épée

• Jūlija Vansoviča

Gymnastics

Men’s Floor Exercise

• Igors Vihrovs (gold medal)

Judo

Men’s Lightweight (73 kg)

• Vsevolods Zeļonijs (bronze)

Modern pentathlon

Men's individual competition

• Deniss Čerkovskis

Women's individual competition

• Jeļena Rubļevska

Rowing

Men’s Single Sculls

• Andris Reinholds

Sailing

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Žaklīna Litauniece
  1. Race 1 - 24
  2. Race 2 - (26)
  3. Race 3 - (27)
  4. Race 4 - 26
  5. Race 5 - 24
  6. Race 6 - 20
  7. Race 7 - 24
  8. Race 8 - 25
  9. Race 9 - 25
  10. Race 10 - 26
  11. Race 11 - 25
  12. Final - 218 (27th place)

Women's Mistral Fleet

• Vita Matīse

Shooting

Men's 25-meter RF Pistol

• Afanasijs Kuzmins

Men's Skeet

• Boriss Timofejevs

Swimming

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Arturs Jakovlevs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 56.63 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Valery Kalmikovs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 01:04.02 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Valery Kalmikovs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:16.21 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Valery Kalmikovs
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:04.18 (did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Agnese Ozolina
  1. Preliminary Heat - 27.28 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Agnese Ozolina
  1. Preliminary Heat - 59.28 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Margarita Kalmikova
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:35.69 (did not advance)

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Viktors Ščerbatihs	+ 105 kg	197.5	202.5	202.5	242.5	250.0	257.5	452.5	6
Raimonds Bergmanis	+ 105 kg	180.0	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	—

Men's 94 kilogram

• Sergejs Lazovskis

Wrestling

Men's 85 kilogram

• Igors Samušonoks

Notes

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

References