Ineta Radēviča
 Radēviča at the 2010 European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
13 July 1981 Krāslava, Soviet Union[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 6.92 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ineta Radēviča (born 13 July 1981 in Krāslava, Soviet Union) is a retired Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.
Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was 13th in the triple jump and 20th in the long jump. Radēviča became popular after posing nude for Playboy magazine before the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] She finished fifth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. By the time 2008 Summer Olympics were held, she was pregnant and missed the competition.
At the 2010 European Championships she won the long jump event with a new Latvian record of 6.92 metres. In 2011 she won the bronze medal in the World Championships in Daegu with a result of 6.76 metres.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished fourth, with Janay DeLoach finishing just one centimeter ahead of her. Afterwards she realised that her dream of earning an Olympic medal is never going to happen, and was ready devote herself to her family, ending her professional career.
Radēviča was coached by Evgeny Ter-Ovanesov.[4]
She is married to Russian ice hockey player Petr Schastlivy and has a son.
Achievements
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| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 14.04 m (TJ) |
| 3rd | 6.70 m (LJ) | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 13th | 6.53 m (LJ) |
| 20th | 14.12 m (TJ) | |||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th | 6.34 m |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 6.92 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 6.76 m |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 6.55 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 6.88 m |
Personal bests
| Event | Record | Venue | Year |
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| Long jump | 6.92 m | Barcelona, Spain | 2010 |
| Triple jump | 14.12 m | Athens, Greece | 2004 |
References
- ↑ "Ineta Radēviča". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ineta Radeviča: "Šķīrusies, gaidu mīlestību"". Apollo.lv. 2006. Retrieved 2010. (Latvian)
- ↑ Lācis, Viesturs (28 August 2011). "Pēc 28 gadu pārtraukuma Latvijai pasaules bronzu izcīna Radeviča" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Orlov, Rostislav (14 January 2007). "Jumpers fly high at Moscow ‘Christmas Cup’". IAAF. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
External links
- Ineta Radēviča profile at IAAF
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota |
Latvian Sportsperswoman of the Year 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Anastasija Grigorjeva |
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