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Latvia
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Riga
Population
2,200,000
Size
64,589km²
Languages
- Latvian
- Russian
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A guide to all the key events happening around the UK in the year London stages the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
2 Jan 12
Latvia at the Olympics
49 London 2012 ranking
45 Beijing 2008 ranking
1992 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from Latvia
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One to watch Maris Strombergs 
Cycling - BMX Medallist -
Martins Plavins Beach Volleyball Medallist -
Janis Smedins Beach Volleyball Medallist -
Igors Kazakevics Athletics -
Laura Ikauniece Athletics -
Arturs Plesnieks Weightlifting -
Aleksejs Saramotins Cycling - Road -
Afanasijs Kuzmins Shooting -
Matiss Burgis Table Tennis -
Mareks Arents Athletics -
Armands Zvirbulis Wrestling -
Dmitrijs Trefilovs Gymnastics - Artistic
Picture Galleries
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London 2012: Images from above the Olympic Park Photographer Jason Hawkes gives us a bird's eye view of the 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, east London
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycling - BMX | 1 | 0 | 0 | RANK 2 |
| Beach Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | RANK 4 |
Medal Table
| Rank | Country |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 |
China
|
38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 |
Great Britain & N. Ireland
|
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 49 |
Latvia
(selected)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Latvia Medallists
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Maris Strombergs 
Team GB
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