Latvia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

29 competitors, all men, took part in 16 events in 6 sports.

After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes were forced to compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.

Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.

Winners returned to the main competition for the third round.