Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Latvia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.

Latvia at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Albertville
Competitors23 (19 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Jānis Ķipurs[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Biathlon 404
Bobsleigh 8–8
Cross-country skiing 101
Figure skating 112
Freestyle skiing 202
Luge 336
Total19423

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Gundars Upenieks 1 28:32.7 44
Aivars Bogdanovs 1 28:24.2 40
Ilmārs Bricis 1 28:23.3 39
Oļegs Maļuhins 0 27:17.7 13
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Oļegs Maļuhins 1'00:10.1 6 1'06:10.1 69
Aivars Bogdanovs 1'00:28.5 4 1'04:28.5 62
Ilmārs Bricis 59:27.3 5 1'04:27.3 61
Gundars Upenieks 1'01:01.6 1 1'02:01.6 35
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Oļegs Maļuhins
Aivars Bogdanovs
Ilmārs Bricis
Gundars Upenieks		 3 1'33:31.1 16
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
LAT-1 Zintis Ekmanis
Aldis Intlers		 Two-man 1:00.94 14 1:01.57 16 1:01.88 18 1:01.94 18 4:06.33 16
LAT-2 Sandis Prūsis
Adris Plūksna		 Two-man 1:00.92 13 1:01.40 13 1:01.56 13 1:01.74 16 4:05.62 15
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
LAT-1 Sandis Prūsis
Juris Tone
Ivars Bērzups
Adris Plūksna		 Four-man 59.05 19 59.07 16 58.72 8 59.08 13 3:55.92 14
LAT-2 Zintis Ekmanis
Aldis Intlers
Boriss Artemjevs
Otomārs Rihters		 Four-man 59.02 16 58.99 13 59.35 18 59.36 16 3:56.72 16

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C		 Jānis Hermanis 35:49.8 88
15 km
pursuit1
F		 Jānis Hermanis 53:12.9 78
30 km
C		 Jānis Hermanis 1'44:43.2 77
50 km
F		 Jānis Hermanis 2'37:24.3 66
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Konstantin Kostin 18 22 31.0 20
Women
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Alma Lepina 22 20 31.5 20

Freestyle skiing
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Dans Jansons Moguls 34.98 12.93 42 did not advance
Normunds Aplociņš 34.76 17.03 34 did not advance

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Agris Elerts 45.785 12 45.906 15 46.456 13 46.527 16 3:04.674 13

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aivars Polis
Roberts Suharevs		 46.988 13 46.961 11 1:33.949 11
Women
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Iluta Gaile 47.412 16 47.192 9 47.377 14 47.314 17 3:09.295 15
Evija Šulce 47.386 15 47.326 15 47.388 15 47.107 13 3:09.207 14
Anna Orlova 47.263 12 47.293 13 47.161 7 47.081 12 3:08.798 11

References
  1. "UZZIŅA - Latvijas karognesēji ziemas olimpiskajās spēlēs" (in Latvian). Diena.lv. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  2. Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics


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