Laura Ikauniece

Laura Ikauniece
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 (age 32)
Ventspils, Latvia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Latvia
SportTrack and field
EventHeptathlon
Coached byAndrei Nazarov(2016-present) Andis Austrups (til 2016)
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHeptathlon: 6815 points
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Latvia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing Heptathlon
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Helsinki Heptathlon

Laura Ikauniece (formerly Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa; born 31 May 1992) is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon. Participated in two Olympic Games. 2012 London Olympics 6414 points 7th place, 2016 Rio de Janeiro 6617 points 4th place. 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. 2019 European Indoor Championships (GBR) Laura set a new indoor pentathlon NR 4701 points 5th place.

She studied at the University of Latvia (UL) Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art (FEPA).[citation needed]

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
2013 World Championships Beijing, China 9th 6159 13.89–1.80–12.36–24.73–5.96–50.75–2:16.05
2014 European Championships Moscow, Russia 6th 6310 13.61–1.82–12.58–24.75–6.20–51.30–2:16.90
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

Event Record Wind Venue Date
200 metres 23.49 -2.9 Götzis 27 May 2017
800 metres 2:09.43 Rio de Janeiro 13 August 2016
100 metres hurdles 13.07 +0.5 Götzis 28 May 2016
High jump 1.87 Ogre 15 June 2019
Long jump 6.64 +0.8 Götzis 28 May 2017
Shot put 14.03 Tallinn 19 July 2018
Javelin throw 56.32 Tallinn 19 May

2017

Heptathlon 6815 Götzis 28 May 2017

Indoor

Event Record Venue Date
60 metres 7.60 Kuldiga 18 January 2014
800 metres 2:14.01 Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) 1

March 2019

60 metres hurdles 8.29 Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) 1

March 2019

High jump 1.85 Tallinn 25 February 2012
Long jump 6.49 Riga 9 March 2016
Shot put 13.91 Tallinn 3

February 2019

Pentathlon 4701 Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) 1

March 2019

References

Awards
Preceded by Latvian Sportsperswoman of the Year
2015, 2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Latvian Rising Sportspersonality of the Year
2012 		Succeeded by


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