Latvia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Latvia at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Latvia at the; 2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	LAT
NPC	Latvian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.lpkomiteja.lv (in Latvian)
in Paris, France; August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024
Competitors	8 in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Diana Krumina; Rihards Snikus
Medals; Ranked 36th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Soviet Union (1988)

Latvia competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Medalists

The following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Diāna Krumina	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F56	3 September
Gold	Rihards Snikus	Equestrian	Individual championship test grade I	3 September
Gold	Rihards Snikus	Equestrian	Individual freestyle test grade I	7 September
Silver	Aigars Apinis	Athletics	Men's discus throw F52	1 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	1	4
Cycling	1	0	1
Equestrian	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Total	6	2	8

Athletics

Latvian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
DQ = Disqualified
PR = Paralympic Record
AR = Area (or continental) Record
NR = National Record
SB = Season's Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Emils Dzilna	Men's shot put F12	15.60	5
Raivo Maksims	Men's shot put F46	11.63	10
Raivo Maksims	Men's javelin throw F46	47.54	8
Aigars Apinis	Men's discus throw F52	20.62 SB
Diāna Krumina	Women's discus throw F55	24.31	4
Diāna Krumina	Women's javelin throw F56	24.99 PR

Cycling

Latvia entered one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.^[1]

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Oskars Gailiss	Men's road race C4–5	–1 LAP	18
Oskars Gailiss	Men's time trial C4	44:30.48	13

Track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Oskars Gailiss	Men's time trial C4-5	1:14.160	23	Did not advance
Oskars Gailiss	Men's pursuit C4	5:09.932	11	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QB=Final Bronze medal; QG=Final Gold medal; QF=Final

Equestrian

Latvia entered one para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Rihards Snikus	King Of The Dance	Individual championship test grade I	79.167 Q
Rihards Snikus	King Of The Dance	Individual freestyle test grade I	82.487

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Margita Kanopka	P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1	526-5x	16	Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jurijs Semjonovs	Men's 50 m freestyle S7	29.99	9	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m backstroke S7	1:14.68	5 Q	1:14.76	7
	Men's 50 m butterfly S7	DSQ		Did not advance
	Men's 200 m individual medley SM7	2:50.52	9	Did not advance

References

^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.

[1] "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.

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