Latvia was represented by 21 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, including also the defending European champion in 110 metres hurdles Staņislavs Olijars.
Due to lack of funds, the Latvian Athletics Union was unable to fund Latvian delegation's participation in the event. Initially, also Dmitrijs Miļkevičs and Edgars Eriņš were among the competitors, but they decided not to participate, once they acknowledged the situation.
Results
At the 2010 European Athletics Championships Latvia won a total of 2 medals: 1 bronze and 1 gold.
Medal table
| 2010 Barcelona | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Latvia (LAT) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Ineta Radēviča | Women's long jump | 28 July |
 Bronze |
Māris Urtāns | Men's shot put | 31 July |
Men
- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Ronalds Arājs | 10.52 | 21st Q | 10.47 | 15th | DNQ | |
| 800 m | Dmitrijs Jurkevičs | DNS | |||||
| 1500 m | Dmitrijs Jurkevičs | 3:45.21 | 24th | DNQ | |||
| 110 m hurdles | Staņislavs Olijars | DSQ | – | DNQ | |||
| 20 km walk | Arnis Rumbenieks | 1:30:50 (SB) | 23rd | ||||
- Field events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Jānis Leitis | 6.30 - 7.87 - X | 20th | DNQ | |
| High jump | Normunds Pūpols | 2.19 | 18th | DNQ | |
| Shot put | Māris Urtāns | 18.55 - 19.17 - 20.19 | 6th Q | 19.81 - 20.12 - X - 20.56 - 20.72 - 20.64 |
|
| Hammer throw | Igors Sokolovs | 71.24 - 73.29 - 70.69 | 14th | DNQ | |
| Ainārs Vaičulēns | 65.43 - X - X | 25th | DNQ | ||
| Javelin throw | Vadims Vasiļevskis | X - X - 67.56 | 23rd | DNQ | |
| Ēriks Rags | X - X - 78.45 | 7th q | X - 76.93 - 76.08 | 11th | |
| Ainārs Kovals | 78.58 - 78.22 - 79.32 | 4th q | 81.19 - X - X - X - 75.19 - 80.55 | 6th | |
| Decathlon | Atis Vaisjūns | 7524 | 19th | ||
Women
- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m hurdles | Ieva Zunda | 56.02 (SB) | 13th Q | 56.37 (SB) | 12th | DNQ | |
| 4x100 m relay | Marlēna Reimane Ieva Zunda Sandra Krūma Jekaterina Čekele |
44.92 | 16th | DNQ | |||
- Field events
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Ineta Radēviča | 6.72 - - | 4th Q | 6.73 - 6.87 - 6.79 - 6.92 - X - X (NR) | 1st |
| Lauma Grīva | 6.23 - 6.41 - 6.60 (PB) | 15th | DNQ | ||
| Triple jump | Ineta Radēviča | DNS | |||
| Javelin throw | Madara Palameika | 58.85 | 6th q | 55.22 - 53.44 - 59.70 - 57.76 - 60.78 - X | 8th |
| Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala | 56.11 | 13th | DNQ | ||
References
- Straumanis, Andris (2010-07-29). "Latvian long jumper earns gold, makes history in European championships". Latvians Online. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-11-06.