Latvia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games.
For the second time since 2016, Latvia failed to secure a single Summer Olympic medal. The best finish was 4th place in men's 3x3 basketball.
The following is the list of a number of competitors in the Games.
Latvian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]
Summary
The Latvia men's 3x3 team by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 in Hong Kong.[2]
The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.[3]
Latvia entered one male and one female road cyclist into the games. Latvia secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[4]
Latvian mountain bikers secured one male quota places for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
Latvia entered one BMX rider to compete in the men's freestyle, by reallocation of host nation quota (from 2023 World Championships).[5]
Latvian riders secured a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. Single quota place in the women's BMX race - reallocation from unused host country quota.[6][7]
Latvia entered one diver, Džeja Patrika into the Olympic competition.[8]
Latvia entered one riders in the individual jumping event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia).[9]
Latvian modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for the Olympic games. Pāvels Švecovs secured his spots in the men's event through the re-allocations of unused universality quota place.
Latvian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[10]
Latvia received two Universality quota places in Swimming.
After being listed as the top 64 eligible players based on the final WTA ranking for the Olympics, Latvia ensured their participation in the women's singles competition. [11]
Latvian women's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.[12]
Latvia entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ritvars Suharevs (men's 73 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.