Ieva Zunda
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Ieva Zunda (born 20 July 1978 in Tukums) is a Latvian athlete. Her main event is the 400 metres hurdles, but she also competes in the 400 and 800 metres.
Internationally she has competed in the 400 m hurdles. She did not make it past the first round at the 1999 and 2003 World Championships. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she was fourth in her heat with a result of 56.21 seconds.
In 2008 Zunda tried to reach the Olympic entry standard both in 400 m and 400 m hurdles. Shortly before the deadline - on 23 July, Ieva finally reached the entry standard in 400 m hurdles (56.50), as she clocked 56.34 seconds. She finished fifth in her heat, again missing out on a place in the second round.[1]
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Record | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 metres | 52.32 s | Valmiera, Latvia | July 2004 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 55.59 s | Bielsko-Biała, Poland | June 2004 |
| 800 metres | 2:02.8 min | Valmiera, Latvia | June 2003 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ieva Zunda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Ieva Zunda at Olympedia
- Ieva Zunda at Olympics.com
- Ieva Zunda at Olympic.org (archived)
- Ieva Zunda at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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