Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Latvia
games=1996 Summer
competitors=48
sports=
flagbearer=Sandis Prūsis
gold=0
silver=1
bronze=0
total=1
rank=61

Latvia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

ilver

* Ivans Klementjevs — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000 metres

Results and competitors by event

=Athletics =

Men's 400m Hurdles
*Egils Tebelis
*# Heat — 50.73s (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon
* Rojs Piziks:* Final Result — 7994 points (→ 23rd place)

Men's Marathon
* Aleksandrs Prokopčuks — 2:21.50 (→ 51st place)

Women's 400m Hurdles
*Lana Jekabsone:* Heat — 56.18 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump
*Valentina Gotovska:* Qualification — 6.08m (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump
* Jelena Blazevica:* Qualification — 14.24m:* Final — 14.12m (→ 9th place)

* Gundega Sproge:* Qualification — 13.67m (→ did not advance)

Women's 10km Walk
* Anita Liepina — 45:35 (→ 22nd place)

=Boxing=

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
*Romans Kuklins
*# First Round — Lost to Serguei Dychkov (Belarus), 6-16

=Modern pentathlon=

Men's Competition
* Vjačeslavs Duhanovs → 22nd place (5.186 pts)

=Swimming=

Men's 100m Butterfly
* Artur Jakovlevs:* Heat — 56.62 (→ did not advance, 49th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke
* Valeri Kalmikovs:* Heat — 2:17.07:* B-Final — 2:16.23 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley
* Valeri Kalmikovs:* Heat — 2:06.16 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley
* Valeri Kalmikovs:* Heat — 4:28.04 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
* Margarita Kalmikova:* Heat — 2:39.63 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

=Weightlifting=

Men's Light-Heavyweight
*Dainis Zilitis:* Final — 145.0 + 167.5 = 312.5 (→ 15th place)