I had some fun here discovering some new diacritic marks, though I couldn’t get a ‘G’ to look right. Forgive me! As for why I decided to torture myself with a complete run through of Latvian Olympic medallists, who knows? That was not fun, and I’m still getting nearly all of them wrong.
Questions
12 Jul 23 (Not uploaded)
Wiki – none
Olympic medallists – done
Which Latvian has won two Olympic silvers in the skeleton as well as six World Championships and has won his country’s male sports personality of the year award six times? He is the athlete with the most World Cup titles with nine, including eight in a row.
MARTINS DUKURS
One of the tallest active basketball players in the NBA, which Latvian plays for Dallas Mavericks? He was initially drafted by the Knicks as the 4th pick overall, but was transferred after disagreements with the front office.
KRISTAPS PORZIŅGIS
European champion in 2010, which Latvian won long jump silver in the 2011 World Championship, posed for Playboy and was eventually done for drugs?
INETA RADĒVIČA
Being upgraded to a European silver in 2012 after Ukrainian Ludmyla Yosypenko was disqualified for doping irregularities, which Latvian heptathlete also won a 2015 World Championship bronze?
LAURA IKAUNIECE
Who is the composer of the national anthem “Dievs, sveti Latviju”, the title meaning ‘God Bless Latvia’?
KĀRLIS BAUMANIS
Having a boardwalk that is popular with tourists running through part of it, which Latvian National Park west of Riga is known for its peat bog?
ĶEMERI
Having a statue of a giant turtle overlooking the beach, which fifth largest city of Latvia is a resort town that lies to the east of Ķemeri National Park?
JŪRMALA
Lying south of the Gulf of Riga, which lagoon lake that is listed as a Ramsar Wetland is included within Ķemeri National Park?
KAŅIERIS
Which Latvian town that is known for its bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track has given rise to a disproportionate number of Latvian Olympic medallists from the area in those sports?
SIGULDA
Having in total three medals each from the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, what is the surname of the Latvian luge medallists Andris and Juris?
ŠICS
Being his country’s leading record holder for goals scored, assists and games played in the NHL, which Latvian won the Stanley Cup with Colorado Avalanche in 1996?
SANDIS OZOLIŅŠ
Administered from Sigulda, what is the largest national park in Latvia, its sites including sandstone features such as Erglu Cliffs, with that name referring to the eagle?
GAUJA
Containing the northernmost point of the country and having a name that means ‘the middle land’, which of the Historical Latvian Lands contains Riga in its south-west ?
VIDZEME
Who is the most decorated Latvian bobsledder in terms of total Winter Olympics medals, winning one gold in the four-man and two bronzes in the two-man with different partners?
OSKARS MELBĀRDIS
Also grabbing a bronze in the 2004 mixed team luge, who was Latvia’s first ever Winter Olympic medallist taking a bronze in the 2006 men’s luge?
MĀRTIŅŠ RUBENIS
Winning a gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the Norwegian municipality of Førde, Artūrs Plēsniaks became Latvia’s second Olympic medallist in which sport in Tokyo 2020?
WEIGHTLIFTING
Which Latvian weightlifter grabbed a silver and gold in 2004 and 2008, the only weightlifter to earn an Olympic medal for the country prior to Artūrs Plēsniaks in 2020?
VIKTORS ŠČERBATIHS
The second Latvian to medal in javelin at the Olympics and married to compatriot and fellow Olympian Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala who competed in the same event, which Latvian grabbed an Olympic silver in 2008 behind Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen?
AINĀRS KOVALS
Who is so far the only female to win a medal for Latvia at the Summer Olympics, winning silver in the 2004 modern pentathlon?
JEĻENA RUBĻEVSKA
Replicating his performance from the World Championships in 1999 and 2001, which Latvian won a silver in the men’s vault in 2004?
JEVGĒŅIJS SAPROŅENKO
Who was the first of two Latvian javelin throwers to win an Olympic silver, doing so in 2004? He finished behind Andreas Thorkildsen just like Ainārs Kovals four years later.
VADIMS VASIĻEVSKIS
Who is the only Latvian judoka to medal, doing so in 2000 after three fights in the repechage?
VSEVOLODS ZEĻONIJS
Narrowly missing out on qualifying for the marathon at the 2008 Olympics after changing disciplines, who is the only Latvian athlete to medal in a non-field athletics event post independence, doing so in the 2000 50km walk?
AIGARS FADEJEVS
Becoming the country’s first Olympic champion since independence, who won gymnastics gold on the floor for Latvia in 2000?
IGORS VIHROVS
Later becoming a politician, who is Latvia’s only canoeing Olympic medallist, winning silvers in 1992 and 1996? He had won gold in 1988 under the flag of the Soviet Union.
IVANS KLEMENTJEVS
Despite only ever competing in one Grand Tour, which Latvian became the country’s only cycling medallist at the Olympics when he won a road race bronze in 1992?
DAINIS OZOLS
Not repeating his 1988 gold medal under the flag of the Soviet Union, who is Latvia’s only shooting medallist, winning silver in 1992?
AFANASIJS KUZMINS
Founded in 1922 though it was disbanded for much of the 20th-century, what is Latvia’s unicameral parliament called, its name being very similar to that of the country’s southern neighbour?
SAEIMA (Lithuania’s is ‘Seimas’)
Whittipedia 