Nationality Latvian Sport Track and field Name Laura Ikauniece-Admidina Height 1.79 m Events Heptathlon | Country Latvia Coached by Andis Austrups Role Athlete Weight 60 kg | |
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Born 31 May 1992 (age 32) ( 1992-05-31 ) Ventspils, Latvia Personal best(s) Heptathlon: 6414 points Parents Aivars Ikauniece, Vineta Ikauniece | ||
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Laura Ikauniece (born 31 May 1992) is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon. She achieved her personal best of 6516 points at the 2015 World Championships, where she won the bronze medal. At the 2012 European Athletics Championships Ikauniece initially won the bronze medal, after a hard fight with fellow Latvian Aiga Grabuste. Finally, Ikauniece finished 10 points better than her. Later on she was awarded with the 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 won the silver medal at the World Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy, reaching 5647 points. The next year 2010 she finished 6th in the World Junior Championships reaching 5618 points. In 2011 she won the bronze medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships. In 2015, she won bronze at the World Athletics Championships.
