Latvia at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | LAT | ||||||||
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 29 in 6 sports | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |||||||||
Latvia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 29 competitors, all men, took part in 16 events in 6 sports.[1] It would be the last time that Latvia would compete at the Summer Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Summer Olympics. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes were forced to compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.
Medalists
Silver
- Edvins Bietags — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
Bronze
- Adalberts Bubenko — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Four male cyclists represented Latvia in 1936
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Three shooters represented Latvia in 1936.
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Latvia at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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