Latvia was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Latvian Olympic Committee.
In total, 47 athletes including 34 men and 13 women represented Latvia in 12 different sports including athletics, boxing, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and wrestling. Latvia won one medal at the games after Ivans Klementjevs claimed silver in the canoeing men's C-1 1000 m.
Competitors
In total, 29 athletes represented Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across 12 different sports.
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! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
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| align=left|Athletic
| 11 || 6 || 17
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| align=left|Boxing
| 1 || 0 || 1
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| align=left|Canoeing
| 2 || 1 || 3
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| align=left|Cycling
| 7 || 0 || 7
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| align=left|Gymnastics
| 0 || 1 || 1
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| align=left|Mondern pentathlon
| 1 || 0 || 1
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| align=left|Rowing
| 2 || 2 || 4
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| align=left|Sailing
| 1 || 1 || 2
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| align=left|Shooting
| 2 || 0 || 2
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| align=left|Swimming
| 2 || 2 || 4
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| align=left|Weightlifting
| 5 || 0 || 5
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| align=left|Wrestling
| 1 || 0 || 1
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! Total !! 34 !! 13 !! 47
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Medalists
Latvia won one medal at the games when Ivans Klementjevs claimed silver in the canoeing men's C-1 1000 m.
Boxing
One Latvian athlete participated in the boxing events – Romāns Kukļins.