The Latvian Academy of Sport Education () is an institution of higher education specialising in sport science, located in Riga, Latvia.
Organization
Departments
The Academy has 5 theoretical and 6 practical departments: Theoretical departments Department of Anatomy Department of Informatics Department of Sports Medecine Department of Theory Department of Management
Practical departments
Department of Swimming
Department of Skiing
Department of Sport Games
Department of Heavy Athletics
Department of Track and Field Athletics
Department of Gymnastics
Rectors
Mārtiņš Krūze (1921–1922) Jēkabs Dille (1922–1925) Voldemārs Cekuls (1925–1940) Ivans Lazurka (1945-1946) Jevgeņijs Sretenskis (1946–1951) Nikolajs Neļga (1951–1958) Aleksis Ailis (1958–1960) Jurijs Berdičevskis (1960, 1962) Andrejs Eļhivs (1960–1962) Vladimirs Maksimovs (1962–1982) Ilgvars Forands (1982–1988) Uldis Grāvītis (1988–2008) Jānis Žīdens (2008–2019) Juris Grants (2019–present)
Notable alumni
Ingrīda Amantova
Raimonds Bergmanis, former Minister of Defence of Latvia, the first flag bearer for Latvia in 56 years at 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Deniss Čerkovskis Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende, former Minister for Culture of Latvia Ivans Klementjevs Inta Kļimoviča-Drēviņa Rihards Kozlovskis, former Minister of the Interior of Latvia Armands Krauliņš Ivo Lakučs Lāsma Liepa Modris Liepiņš Staņislavs Lugailo Jeļena Rubļevska Arsens Miskarovs Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Jeļena Prokopčuka, winner of the New York City Marathon (2005, 2006) Andrejs Rastorgujevs Jānis Šmēdiņš Žoržs Tikmers Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa Edvīns Zāģeris