Latvia at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Latvia at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Latvia at the; 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Paris
Competitors	41
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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)

Latvia competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Athletics[edit]

Ten athletes represented Latvia in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vilis Cimmermans	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	12	Did not advance
Vilis Cimmermans	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
Artūrs Gedvillo	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Gvido Jekals	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
	Decathlon	N/A						5981.670	14
Alfrēds Kalniņš	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		Did not advance
Arvīds Ķibilds	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		Did not advance
	Shot put	N/A				12.53	9	Did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A				35.79	6	Did not advance
	Javelin throw	N/A				50.15	8	Did not advance
Artūrs Motmillers	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	13	Did not advance
Artūrs Motmillers	10000 m	N/A						32:44.0	10
Jānis Oja	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Jānis Oja	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Alfrēds Ruks	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		Did not advance
Oto Seviško	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Oto Seviško	200 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Teodors Sukatnieks	Discus throw	N/A				35.985	9	Did not advance

A single boxer represented Latvia at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics. Gutmans lost his only bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ernests Gūtmans	Lightweight	Nicolares (URU) L	Did not advance				17

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Uruguay	0	1	.000

Total	0	1	.000

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	1	.000
Round of 16	0	0	–
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–

Total	0	1	.000

Four cyclists represented Latvia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Roberts Plūme	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Artūrs Zeiberliņš	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	Did not advance
Andrejs Aspītis Roberts Plūme Fridrihs Ukstiņš Arturs Zeiberliņš	Team pursuit	Unknown	2	N/A		Did not advance		N/A		Did not advance

Latvia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

May 27, 1924

France	7–0	Latvia
Crut 17' 28' 55' Nicolas 25' 50' Boyer 71' 87'	Report

Attendance: 15,000

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Kārlis Leilands	Men's +82.5 kg	77.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	132.5	497.5	5
Alberts Ozoliņš	Men's -75 kg	67.5	82.5	77.5	X	112.5	340	25
Ēriks Rauska	Men's -67.5 kg	65	X	75	80	105	325	21
Ēriks Reihmanis	Men's -82.5 kg	65	82.5	85	85	112.5	430	15

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arnolds Baumanis	Light heavyweight	Sax (AUT) W	Nielsen (DEN) L	Retired L	Did not advance				N/A	=12
Alberts Krievs	Bantamweight	van Maaren (NED) L	Magyar (HUN) L	Did not advance				N/A		=17
Jānis Polis	Heavyweight	Larsen (DEN) L	Giuria (ITA) W	Pothier (BEL) W	Badó (HUN) L	Did not advance		N/A		=5
Rūdolfs Ronis	Lightweight	Christoffel (BEL) W	Akbaş (TUR) W	Praks (EST) W	Keresztes (HUN) L	Retired L	Did not advance	N/A		=9
Jānis Rudzīts	Featherweight	Mezulian (AUT) L	Eriksen (DEN) L	Did not advance						=18
Kārlis Vilciņš	Middleweight	Doll (NED) W	Christoffersen (DEN) L	Grbić (YUG) L	Did not advance				N/A	=15