Latvia at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Latvia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nation returned to the Winter Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics. These Games would be the last time that Latvia would compete at the Winter Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the nation was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes would compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.

Latvia at the
1936 Winter Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Competitors26 (23 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Rank Time 1 Time 2 Rank Total points Rank
Askolds Hermanovskis Combined 13:22.4 56 3:18.0 (+0:12) DSQ – DNF –
Herberts Bērtulsons 13:00.6 55 3:06.1 DSQ – DNF –
Women
Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Rank Time 1 Time 2 Rank Total points Rank
Mirdza Martinsone Combined 15:21.6 36 3:08.3 (+0:12) DSQ – DNF –

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Kārlis Bukass 1'42:57 69
Alberts Riekstiņš 1'42:16 67
Herberts Dāboliņš 1'34:20 58
Pauls Kaņeps 1'31:44 50
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Herberts Dāboliņš
Pauls Kaņeps
Edgars Gruzītis
Alberts Riekstiņš		 3'26:08 13

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event CF FS Places Points Final rank
Verners Auls Men's singles 25 25 175 222.6 25
Women
Athlete Event CF FS Places Points Final rank
Alise Dzeguze Women's singles 24 23 161 280.9 23
Pairs
Athletes Points Score Final rank
Hildegarde Švarce-Gešela
Eduards Gešels		 149 7.5 17

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Group A

Top two teams advanced to semifinals

Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Canada 33002436
 Austria 32101174
 Poland 312011122
 Latvia 30303270
7 February Canada11-0
(2-0,3-0,6-0)		 Latvia
8 February Poland9-2
(1-0,4-0,4-2)		 Latvia
9 February Austria7-1
(4-0,0-0,3-1)		 Latvia
Contestants
Aleksejs Auziņš
Reinis Bluķis
Arvīds Jurgens
Herberts Kušķis
Roberts Lapainis
Kārlis Paegle
Arvīds Petersons
Ādolfs Petrovskis
Jānis Rozīte
Leonīds Vedējs
Jānis Bebris

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Events:

  • 18 km cross-country skiing
  • normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Time Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank Points Rank
Edgars Gruzītis Individual 1'35:22 134.6 44 35.0 36.5 148.1 43 282.7 42

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Jānis Andriksons 45.9 16
Alfons Bērziņš 45.7 14
1500 m Jānis Andriksons 2:28.9 23
Alfons Bērziņš 2:25.8 18
5000 m Jānis Andriksons 9:15.0 30
Arvids Lejnieks 9:11.9 29
Alfons Bērziņš 8:53.4 18
10,000 m Arvids Lejnieks 18:41.2 23
Alfons Bērziņš 18:22.5 19

References
  • (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • Olympic Winter Games 1936, full results by sports-reference.com
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