Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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)

Latvia was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Latvian Olympic Committee.

In total, 23 athletes including 19 men and four women represented Latvia in six different sports including biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing and luge.

The games marked the first time since 1936 that Latvia had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympics. Latvian athletes had competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.

Competitors

In total, 23 athletes represented Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across six different sports.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Biathlon 4 0 4
Bobsleigh 8 – 8
Cross-country skiing 1 0 1
Figure skating 1 1 2
Freestyle skiing 2 0 2
Luge 3 3 6
Total 19 4 23

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Four Latvian athletes participated in the biathlon events – Aivars Bogdanovs, Ilmārs Bricis, Oļegs Maļuhins and Gundars Upenieks.[2]

The biathlon events took place at Les Saisies from 11 to 20 February 1992.[3][4]

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

Eight Latvian athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Boriss Artemjevs, Ivars Bērzups, Zintis Ekmanis, Aldis Intlers, Adris Plūksna, Sandis Prūsis, Otomārs Rihters and Juris Tone.[2]

The bobsleigh events took place at La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in La Plagne from 15 to 22 February 1992.[5][6]

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

One Latvian athlete participated in the cross-country skiing events – Jānis Hermanis.[2]

The cross-country skiing events also took place at Les Saisies from 9 to 22 February 1992.[7]

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

Two Latvian athletes participated in the figure skating events – Konstantin Kostin and Alma Lepina.[2]

The figure skating events took place at La halle de glace Olympique in Albertville from 9 to 21 February 1992.[8]

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

Two Latvian athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Normunds Aplociņš and Dans Jansons.[2]

The freestyle skiing events took place at Tignes from 12 to 13 February 1992.[9][10]

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

Six Latvian athletes participated in the luge events – Agris Elerts, Iluta Gaile, Anna Orlova, Aivars Polis, Roberts Suharevs and Evija Šulce.[2]

The luge events also took place at La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in La Plagne from 9 to 14 February 1992.[11][12]

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

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