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Latvia At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Latvia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent country at the Summer Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1952 to 1988. 34 competitors, 25 men and 9 women, took part in 31 events in 13 sports. Medalists Silver * Ivans Klementjevs — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000 metres Canadian Singles * Afanasijs Kuzmins — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol Bronze * Dainis Ozols — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events Boxing ;Men Canoeing Slalom Sprint ;Men Cycling Five cyclists, all men, represented Latvia in 1992. Dainis Ozols won bronze in the road race. Road Track ;Time trial ;Sprint ;Points race Judo ;Men Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Latvia in 1992. Rowing ;Men ;Women Sailing ;Men ;Women Shootin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Olympic Committee
The Latvian Olympic Committee ( or LOK) is a non-profit organization that is the National Olympic Committee for Latvia. Its headquarters are in Riga. History The Committee was created on 23 April 1922. In 1923 it received a notice from International Olympic Committee that Latvia could take part in the next Olympic Games. After the occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union in 1940, its activity was suspended. During this time, Latvians competed as part of USSR delegation. The committee was reformed on 17 September 1988 and recognised by the IOC in 1991. List of LOK Presidents Member federations The Latvian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 29 Olympic Summer and eight Winter Sport Federations and two another Sports Federations in Latvia. Olympic Sport federations Other federations Latvian Olympiad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandrs Obižājevs
Aleksandrs is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Alexander and may refer to: *Aleksandrs Ābrams (1904-????), Latvian football forward *Aleksandrs Beļavskis (born 1964) Latvian ice hockey player and team captain *Aleksandrs Čaks (1901–1950), Latvian poet and writer *Aleksandrs Cauņa (born 1988), Latvian football player *Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (born 1985), Latvian footballer * Aleksandrs Dibrivnijs (born 1969), Latvian footballer *Aleksandrs Fertovs (born 1987), Latvian footballer *Aleksandrs Glazovs (born 1970), Latvian football midfielder * Aleksandrs Golubovs (1959–2010), Latvian politician * Aleksandrs Isakovs (born 1973), Latvian football defender * Aleksandrs Jackēvičs (born 1958), Latvian judoka and Olympic medalist *Aleksandrs Jakushin (born 1991), Latvian ice dancer *Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs (born 1971), Latvian football striker * Aleksandrs Jerofejevs (born 1984), Latvian ice hockey defenceman * Aleksandrs Kerčs (born 1967), Latvian ice ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Lemus
Juan Carlos Lemus Garcia (born May 6, 1966) is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Lemus also was awarded the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, as well as the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1991, beating the reigning champion at that time, Israel Akopkochyan. Olympic results *Defeated Arkadiy Topayev (Unified Team) 11-0 *Defeated Markus Beyer (Germany) RSCH 1 (0:44) *Defeated Igors Saplavskis (Latvia) 12-2 *Defeated György Mizsei (Hungary) 10-2 *Defeated Orhan Delibaş (Netherlands) 6-1 Boxan gold medal Pre-olympics Barcelona 1992 and best boxer of the tournament also, with Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championshi .... References *Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Marwa
Joseph Marwa may refer to: * Joseph Marwa (boxer) Joseph Marwa (born 15 July 1964 in Musoma) is a retired male boxing, boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul). Nicknamed ''The Hungry Lion'' he also competed ... * Joseph Marwa (actor) {{hndis, Marwa, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... The boxing schedule began on 26 July and ended on 9 August. Twelve boxing events (all men's individual) were contested, with the participation of 336 athletes from 78 countries. Medal table Medalists References External links Results {{Val Barker Trophy winners 1992 Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igors Šaplavskis
Igors Šaplavskis (born 21 January 1968) is a Latvian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Latvian male boxers Olympic boxers of Latvia Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Jelgava Light-middleweight boxers {{Latvia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's High Jump
These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes and one non starter. The qualification mark was set at 1.92 metres. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Results Qualification Final See also * National champions high jump (women) Below a list of all national champions in the women's high jump event in track and field from several countries. Australia *1970: Carolyn Wright *1971: Carolyn Wright *1972: Raylene Parke *1973: Carolyn Lewis *1974: Raylene Parke *1975: Rayl ... * 1990 Women's European Championships High Jump (Split) * 1991 Women's World Championships High Jump (Tokyo) * 1993 Women's World Championships High Jump (Stuttgart) * 1994 Women's European Championships High Jump (Helsinki) References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentīna Gotovska
Valentīna Gotovska (born 3 September 1965 in Krāslava) is a retired Latvian long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu. In her earlier career she was a high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...er, with a personal best of 1.97 metres from 1990. Gotovska retired after the 2005 season. Achievements External links * 1965 births Living people People from Krāslava Soviet female high jumpers Latvian female long jumpers Latvian female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia World Athletics Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's Discus Throw
These are the official results of the women's discus throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... in Barcelona, Spain. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Qualification Final See also * 1988 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Seoul) * 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split) * 1991 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo) * 1993 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart) * 1994 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki) References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's Discus Throw D Discus throw at the Olympics 1992 in women's athletics W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilga Bērtulsone
Ilga Bērtulsone (born 10 January 1966) is a Latvian athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1966 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Latvian female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Latvia Place of birth missing (living people) {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 10000 Metres
Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill ** College athletics College athletics encompasses non-professional, collegiate and university-level competitive sports and games. World University Games The first World University Games were held in 1923. There were originally called the ''Union Nationale des ..., non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games Teams * Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), an American baseball team * Philade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Klapote
Anita Klapote (born 5 September 1967) is a Latvian long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * * * * * 1967 births Living people Latvian female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Latvia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes from Riga {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
