The Latvian Academy of Sport Education ( lv, Latvijas Sporta pedagoģijas akadēmija) is an institution of

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

specialising in

sport science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ...

, located in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

Organization

Departments

The Academy has 5 theoretical and 6 practical departments:Latvian Academy of Sport Education: Structure
/ref> *Theoretical departments :* Department of Anatomy :* Department of Infomatics :* Department of Sports Medecine :* Department of Theory :* Department of Management *Practical departments :* Department of Swimming :* Department of Skiing :* Department of Sport Games :* Department of Heavy Athletics :* Department of Track and Field Athletics :* Department of Gymnastics

Rectors

* Mārtiņš Krūze (1921–1922) * Jēkabs Dille (1922–1925) * Voldemārs Cekuls (1925–1940) * Ivans Lazurka (1945-1946) * Jevgeņijs Sretenskis (1946–1951) * Nikolajs Neļga (1951–1958) * Aleksis Ailis (1958–1960) * Jurijs Berdičevskis (1960, 1962) * Andrejs Eļhivs (1960–1962) * Vladimirs Maksimovs (1962–1982) * Ilgvars Forands (1982–1988)
Uldis Grāvītis
(1988–2008)
Jānis Žīdens
(2008–2019)
Juris Grants
(2019-present)

Notable alumni

* Ingrīda Amantova *

Raimonds Bergmanis Total Raimonds Bergmanis (born 25 July 1966) is a Latvian politician and former Minister of Defence. He is a former Olympic weightlifter and retired strongman competitor. Athletic career Bergmanis was part of the L ...

, former Minister of Defence of Latvia, the first flag bearer for Latvia in 56 years at

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 ...

opening ceremony * Deniss Čerkovskis *

Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende (born 10 March 1964) is a Latvian politician and businesswoman. She is a member of the National Alliance, and former Minister for Culture in the Third Dombrovskis cabinet. She was President of the Latvian Chamber of Comme ...

, former

Minister for Culture of Latvia Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

Ivans Klementjevs Ivans Klementjevs (born 18 November 1960 in Burtiki) is a Soviet-born Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won three Olympic medals in C-1 1000 m at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summ ...

* Inta Kļimoviča-Drēviņa *

Rihards Kozlovskis Rihards Kozlovskis (born 26 May 1969) is a Latvian politician and lawyer, a former Minister of the Interior of Latvia. He is a member of Unity. Between 2011 and 2014 he was a member of the Reform Party Kozlovskis was appointed Interior Minister ...

, former

Minister of the Interior of Latvia The Minister of the Interior of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home aff ...

Armands Krauliņš Armands Krauliņš (August 16, 1939 - July 1, 2022) was a Latvian basketball coach and Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It ...

* Ivo Lakučs * Lāsma Liepa * Modris Liepiņš *

Staņislavs Lugailo Stanislav Lugailo ( ua, Станіслав Антонович Люгайло; 1 January 1938 – 11 April 2021) was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he was a squad member of th ...

* Jeļena Rubļevska *

Arsens Miskarovs Arsens Miskarovs (born 3 March 1961) is a Latvian former breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union. References 1961 births Living people Latvian male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of ...

Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (born 8 May 1985 in Riga) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. He teamed up with Aleksandrs Samoilovs in 2004. Pļaviņš and team mate Samoilovs represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China after ...

Jeļena Prokopčuka Jeļena Prokopčuka (née Čelnova; born 21 September 1976 in Riga, Latvia) is a retired Latvian long-distance runner, best known for winning the New York City Marathon in 2005 and 2006. Biography She holds six outdoor and one indoor Latvian r ...

, winner of the

New York City Marathon The New York City Marathon (currently branded TCS New York City Marathon after its headline sponsor) is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishe ...

(2005, 2006) *

Andrejs Rastorgujevs Andrejs Rastorgujevs (born 27 May 1988) is a Latvian biathlete. In 2021, Rastorgujevs was disqualified for 18 months due to doping rules violations. Career Andrejs Rastorgujevs is a biathlete from Latvia. In the first event of 2009–10 Biath ...

Jānis Šmēdiņš Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. From 2008 to 2012 he played together with Mārtiņš Pļaviņš. They won bronze medal at European Championships 2010. Two years later they won bronze medal in 2012 Oly ...

* Žoržs Tikmers * Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa *

Edvīns Zāģeris Edvīns Zāģeris (born 10 May 1943) is a Latvian hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), ...

External links

Official site

References

Sport in Latvia Sports organisations of Latvia Education in Riga Universities and colleges in Latvia 1921 establishments in Latvia Educational institutions established in 1921 Sports universities and colleges {{Latvia-university-stub