Latvia at the 1924 Winter Olympics
| Latvia at the 1924 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Chamonix | |
| Competitors | 2 (men) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Roberts Plūme |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Latvia participated at the inaugural
Background
The inaugural
Competitors
Latvia sent two athletes who competed in two sports at the Games.[4][5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing events were held on a course along the Arne River.[7] Flag-bearer Roberts Plūme competed in two events for Latvia.[4][5] He did not achieve a finish in either event.[4]
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Roberts Plūme | Men's 18 km | DNF | – |
| Men's 50 km | DNF | – | |
Speed skating
Speed skating competitions were held on 26 and 27 January 1924 at the State Olympique in Chamonix.[8] Alberts Rumba participated in five events in the competition.[4][5] This was Rumba's debut appearance at the Winter Olympics. He would go on to represent Latvia in the next Winter Games in 1928.[9] In the Games, he recorded a best place finish of 10th in the Men's 1500 m event.[10] In the Men's all round based on the performance from the four individual events, he was ranked seventh amongst the 23 competitors.[11]
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberts Rumba | Men's 500 m | 48.8 | 16 |
| Men's 1500 m | 2:32.0 | 10 | |
| Men's 5000 m | 9:14.4 | 11 | |
Men's 10000 m
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19:14.6 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Until Distance 1 | Until Distance 2 | Until Distance 3 | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Alberts Rumba | Men's all round | 11 | 48.80 | 11 | 18 | 104.24 | 10 | 21 | 154.91 | 7 | 27 | 212.64 | 7 |
References
- Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Latvia at 1924 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
- Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
- M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 - Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Olympic Winter Games 1924, full results by sports-reference.com