Latvia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Latvia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Athens
Competitors	32 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Vadims Vasiļevskis[1]
Medals Ranked 58th	Gold 0 Silver 4 Bronze 0 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1908–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)

The Latvian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the breakup of the Soviet Union. A total of 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women, competed only in 11 sports. Fourteen athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including silver medalist Aigars Fadejevs in men's race walk, defending Olympic champion Igors Vihrovs in men's floor exercises, and judoka and bronze medalist Vsevolods Zeļonijs. Pistol shooter and former Olympic champion Afanasijs Kuzmins, the oldest of the team, at age 57, became the first Latvian athlete to compete in seven Olympic games (including three of his appearances under the Soviet Union). Meanwhile, javelin thrower and Latvia's top Olympic medal contender Vadims Vasiļevskis was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1][2]

Latvia left Athens with a total of four Olympic silver medals, surpassing a single short of the overall tally from Sydney. Three of these medals were awarded to the athletes for the first time in men's javelin throw, modern pentathlon, and weightlifting. Gymnast Jevgēņijs Saproņenko claimed another sporting medal for his team with a silver in the men's vault exercises, adding it to a prestigious gold from Igors Vihrovs in Sydney four years earlier.^[3]

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Jevgēņijs Saproņenko	Gymnastics	Men's vault	August 23
Silver	Viktors Ščerbatihs	Weightlifting	Men's +105 kg	August 25
Silver	Jeļena Rubļevska	Modern pentathlon	Women's event	August 27
Silver	Vadims Vasiļevskis	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	August 28

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 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).^[4][5]

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
Aigars Fadejevs	20 km walk	—						1:22:08	9
	50 km walk	—						3:52:52	11
Modris Liepiņš	50 km walk	—						4:04:26	25
Dmitrijs Miļkevičs	800 m	1:46.66	=1 Q	—		1:46.62	6	Did not advance
Staņislavs Olijars	110 m hurdles	13.27	2 Q	13.26	1 Q	13.20	3 Q	13.21	5

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Voldemārs Lūsis	Javelin throw	79.27	17	Did not advance
Ēriks Rags		80.84	11 q	83.14	7
Vadims Vasiļevskis		84.43 PB	3 Q	84.95

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Jānis Karlivāns	Result	11.33	7.26	13.30	1.97	50.54	14.98	45.10	4.50	52.92	4:38.67	6363	25
	Points	789	876	686	776	790	852	733	760	632	689

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Anita Liepiņa	20 km walk	—				1:39:54	45
Jeļena Prokopčuka	10000 m	—				31:04.10	7
Ieva Zunda	400 m hurdles	56.21	4	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Valentīna Gotovska	Long jump	6.41	23	Did not advance
Ilze Gribule	Javelin throw	54.92	34	Did not advance
Ineta Radēviča	Long jump	6.53	13	Did not advance
	Triple jump	14.12	20	Did not advance
Dace Ruskule	Discus throw	57.43	28	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dagnis Vinogradovs	Men's C-1 500 m	1:50.776	2 q	1:52.511	5	Did not advance
	Men's C-1 1000 m	3:57.070	4 q	3:53.656	3 Q	3:53.537	6

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Andris Naudužs	Men's road race	Did not finish
Romāns Vainšteins		5:43:03	28

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Igors Vihrovs	All-around	9.662	9.462	9.225	9.425	9.287	9.362	56.423	17 Q	9.687	8.862	9.187	9.700	9.700	9.000	9.437	18
Jevgēņijs Saproņenko	Vault	—			9.650	—		9.650	7 Q	—			9.706	—		9.706

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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	Damdin (MGL) L 0011–0010	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2004 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
		Points	Rank	MP points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Deniss Čerkovskis	Men's	180	11	1096	19–13	=2	916	2:09.00	17	1252	196	23	1004	9:38.77	3	1088	5356	4
Jeļena Rubļevska	Women's	171	15	988	23–9	1	1028	2:26.96	21	1160	84	14	1116	10:58.00	4	1088	5380

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Latvian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Vita Matīse	Mistral	22	21	20	21	20	21	23	20	10	19	19	193	20

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Afanasijs Kuzmins	25 m rapid fire pistol	574	14	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Latvian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Guntars Deičmans	200 m individual medley	2:03.68	25	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:29.17	30	—		Did not advance
Andrejs Dūda	100 m butterfly	56.81	53	Did not advance
Romāns Miloslavskis	100 m freestyle	50.94	35	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:50.83	23	Did not advance
Pāvels Murāns	100 m breaststroke	1:06.45	51	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Agnese Ozoliņa	100 m freestyle	59.03	43	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

One Latvian weightlifter qualified for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Viktors Ščerbatihs	Men's +105 kg	205	3	250	2	455

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Latvia has qualified the following quota places.

Key:

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

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Igors Kostins	−96 kg	Cheglakov (UZB) L 1–3 PP	Özal (TUR) L 0–3 PO	3	Did not advance			17

See also

• Latvia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics