Laura Ikauniece

Laura Ikauniece (formerly Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa; born 31 May 1992) is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon. Her personal best and also the Latvian record is 6815 points, achieved in 2017 at Hypomeeting, Götzis. She achieved 6516 points at the 2015 World Championships, where she won a bronze medal. At the 2012 European Athletics Championships Ikauniece initially won a bronze medal, after a hard fight with fellow Latvian Aiga Grabuste, finishing 10 points in front of her. Later on she was awarded with silver medal, as a result of the disqualification of Ukrainian athlete Lyudmyla Yosypenko. She studied at the University of Latvia (UL) Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art (FEPA).

Laura Ikauniece
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1992-05-31) 31 May 1992
Ventspils, Latvia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Latvia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Heptathlon
Coached byAndrei Nazarov(2016-present) Andis Austrups (til 2016)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6815 points

Laura won a silver medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy, reaching 5647 points. The next year she finished 6th in the World Junior Championships reaching 5618 points. In 2011 she won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships. In 2015, she won bronze at the World Athletics Championships.

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Points Details
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 2nd 5647 14.22–1.82–9.71–24.75–5.67–42.53–2:20.94
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 6th 5618 pts 14.57–1.69–10.80–25.47–5.85–49.04–2:21.40
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd 6063 13.97–1.78–12.09–24.93–5.90–50.70–2:16.31
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 6335 13.53–1.83–11.81–24.36–6.31–47.32–2:12.82
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th 6414 13.71–1.83–12.64–24.16PB-6.13–51.27–2:12.13PB
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 3rd 6516 NR 13.21PB–1.77–12.71–23.97–6.32PB–53.67–2:13.79
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 6617 13.33–1.77–13.52–23.76–6.12–55.93PB–2:09:43
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom DNF 13.71–DNS

Personal bests

Outdoor

EventRecordWindVenueDate
200 metres23.64+1.3Götzis28 May 2016
800 metres2:09.43Rio de Janeiro13 August 2016
100 metres hurdles13.07+0.5Götzis28 May 2016
High jump1.87Ogre15 June 2019
Long jump6.64Götzis28 May 2017
Shot put13.78Riga20 May 2016
Javelin throw55.93Rio de Janeiro13 August 2016
Heptathlon6815Götzis28 May 2017

Indoor

EventRecordVenueDate
60 metres7.60Kuldiga18 January 2014
800 metres2:16.30Tallinn4 February 2012
60 metres hurdles8.38Kuldiga18 January 2014
High jump1.85Tallinn25 February 2012
Long jump6.49Riga9 March 2016
Shot put13.06Tallinn8 February 2014
Pentathlon4496Tallinn8 February 2014

References

Awards
Preceded by
Anastasija Grigorjeva
Latvian Sportsperswoman of the Year
2015, 2016
Succeeded by
Jeļena Ostapenko
Preceded by
Zigismunds Sirmais
Latvian Rising Sportspersonality of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Zemgus Girgensons


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