Anita Stukāne

Anita Stukāne (née Balode, born 9 February 1954) is a Latvian former Soviet track and field athlete who competed in the long jump. Her personal best for the event was 6.80 m (22 ft 3 1⁄2 in).[1]

Anita Stukāne-Balode
Personal information
Birth nameAnita Balode
NationalityLatvian
EthnicityLatvian
CitizenshipLatvian
Born (1954-02-09) 9 February 1954
Cēsis, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
EducationBiology
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Summer Universiade
1979 Mexico CityLong jump
IAAF World Cup
1979 MontrealLong jump

Her career flourished very briefly in the late seventies and early eighties. She first rose to prominence in 1978 when a jump of 6.69 m (21 ft 11 1⁄4 in) ranked her tenth in the world for the season.[2] During her career, she set an indoor personal best of 6.62 m (21 ft 8 1⁄2 in).[3]

The 1979 season marked the pinnacle of her long jumping career. She won her first and only national title at the Soviet Spartakiad, clearing 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in) to come out as the Soviet Union's top woman jumper.[4] A lifetime best was achieved at the Universiade held in Mexico City, where she took advantage of the altitude to win the gold medal with a mark of 6.80 m (22 ft 3 1⁄2 in), beating Jodi Anderson of the United States.[5] Only Brigitte Wujak jumper further that year. Stukane and Wujak went head-to-head at the 1979 IAAF World Cup and the Soviet athlete came out on top with a gold-medal winning leap of 6.64 m (21 ft 9 1⁄4 in).[6]

Stukane continued to compete (later getting married and changing her name to Anita Balode-Stukāne), but her highest world ranking after 1979 was 20th in the 1981 season.[2]

National titles
  • Spartakiad
    • Long jump: 1979

Personal bests
  • Long jump outdoors: 6.80 m (22 ft 3 1⁄2 in) (1979)
  • Long jump indoors: 6.62 m (21 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (?)
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References
  1. Anita Stukane. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.
  2. Anita Balode-Stukane. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.
  3. World all time best long jump indoor, women. Athletics Bredband. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.
  4. Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.
  5. Universiade - Women's Medallists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.
  6. IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.
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