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 ...

competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, United States. 47 competitors, 34 men and 13 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.

Medalists

Silver

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 ...

— Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000 metres

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

;Men

Cycling

Road

Track

;Time trial ;Sprint

Gymnastics

;Women

Modern pentathlon

;Men

Rowing

;Men ;Women

Sailing

;Men ;Women

Shooting

;Men

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

;Men's Greco-Roman

References

Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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