Laura Ikauniece
Latvian heptathlete
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Laura Ikauniece (formerly Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa; born 31 May 1992) is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon. She participated in two Olympic Games, finishing fourth in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She won a silver medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. She set a Latvian record in the heptathlon (6,815 points) and a Latvian record in the indoor pentathlon (4,701 points).
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| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1992 Ventspils, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Heptathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrei Nazarov(2016-present) Andis Austrups (til 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Heptathlon: 6815 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Career
She won a silver medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Italy, reaching 5647 points. Later that year she competed in Finland at the European Youth Olympic Festival and won high jump bronze and only missed a medal by one centimetre in the long jump.[1] The next year she finished 6th in the World Junior Championships reaching 5618 points.[3] In 2011 she won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships.[4]
Competing at the Hypo Meeting heptathlon in Austria she reached a new personal record of 6,282 points in 2012.[2] 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.[5] At the 2012 London Olympics she finished with 6414 points in seventh place overall.[6]
She achieved 6516 points at the 2015 World Championships, where she won a bronze medal.[7] She set a new national record for the heptathlon at the HypoMeeting in Gotzis, Austria, in 2015, of 6622 points.[8] She finished in fourth place in the heptathlon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[7]
Her personal best and also the Latvian record is 6815 points, achieved in 2017 at Hypomeeting, Götzis. Thereafter her career was hampered by injuries, resulting in her requiring surgery on six occasions.[9]
At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Britain, she set a new indoor pentathlon national record of 4701 points to finish in fifth place.[10]
In 2022, Ikaunieces returned to competition after a long rehabilitation from injury, did not qualify for the European Championships and did not compete in 2023.[7]
Personal life
Her mother Vineta Ikauniece set Latvian national records in all the sprint disciplines from 60 metres to 400 metres.[1] In 2024, she announced via her social media that she was expecting her first child with partner and fellow athlete, Magnus Kirt.[11] The pair had previously publicly announced their relationship on Valentine's Day in 2020.[12] Their son was born on 19 October 2024.[13]
She was previously married to fitness trainer Rolands Admidiņš.[14]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Points | Details |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
