Latvia at the Olympics

Latvia at the Olympics

Latvia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924. After the nation was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union at the Olympics between 1952 and 1988. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and independence of Latvia in 1991, the nation returned to the Olympic Games in 1992 and has competed at every Games since then.

Latvian athletes have won a total of fourteen medals at the Summer Olympic Games and one medal at the Winter Olympic Games. They have won a remarkably high proportion of silver medals, with just one gold. These totals do not include medals won by Latvian athletes while competing for the Soviet Union.

The National Olympic Committee for Latvia was first created in 1922. The current NOC is the Latvian Olympic Committee, which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1991.

Medalists

ummer Olympics

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by sport

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