Latvia at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Latvia took part in the Summer Olympic Games in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a delegation of 15 athletes (13 men and two women ) participated.

Participants by sport

Weightlifting

  • Karlis Leilands Heavyweight: 4th place

Athletics

  • Staņislavs Petkevičs 5,000 meters: 7th place 10,000 meters: 15th Place
  • Artūrs Motmillers Marathon: 38th
  • Vilis Cimmermanis Marathon: DNF
  • Jānis Jordan Discus Throw: 12th place in qualifying
  • Zinaida Liepiņa Women, 100 meters: Heats
  • Elfrida Karlsone Women 's Discus Throw: 14th Place

Cycling

  • Roberts Plūme Sprint: 2nd Round
  • Roberts Ozols 4.000 meters team pursuit: 5th place
  • Zeno Popov 4.000 meters team pursuit: 5th place
  • Ernests painter 4.000 meters team pursuit: 5th place
  • Fridrihs Ukstiņš 4.000 meters team pursuit: 5th place

Wrestling

  • Karlis Pētersons Light Heavyweight, Greco- Roman: 8th Place
  • Alberts Zvejnieks Heavyweight, Greco- Roman: 9th place

Sailing

  • Karlis Klasens 12-foot dinghy: 11th place
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