The Summer Olympics - 100 Years After First Olympic Games in Athens. ( The Summer Olympics 100 years anniversary. )
Since 1922, the Latvian Olympic Committee has been with you for victories.
Greatest Moments in Latvia Sports History.
JANIS DALINS - Latvian athlete who competed in race walking.
Latvia's First Olympic Medal (1932)
Jānis Daliņš was the first Latvian to win a medal at the OlympicGames, he won silver in the 50 km race walk at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States.
ULJANA SEMJONOVA - Basketball player
Double Olympic Champion (1976, 1980).
1993 became the first non-US woman enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame. She was an inaugural member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in the class of 1999. In 2007, she was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
MARIS ŠTROMBERGS - Latvian professional BMX racer.
Double Olympic Champion (2008, 2012). In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the London Olympics.
JĀNIS LŪSIS - Athlete who competed in javelin throw.
Olympic Champion (1968), Silver and Bronze Medals (1972, 1964). In 2014 he was inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame. He competed in four Summer #Olympics for the USSR team, winning bronze in 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, gold in 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and silver in 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.
INESE JAUNZEME - Latvian Athlete who competed in javelin throw.
Latvia's First Olympic Champion (1956). Who won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. She set an olympics record in the first round of the event and went on to improve her mark twice more, ending up with a winning throw of 53.86 meters.
The Latvian Olympic Committee (Latvian: Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja or LOK) is a non-profit organization that is the National Olympic Committee for Latvia. Its headquarters are in Riga. 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.
