Aiga Grabuste

Aiga Grabuste (born 24 March 1988, in Rēzekne)[2] is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won bronze medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, finishing just 10 points behind fellow Latvian Laura Ikauniece.

Aiga Grabuste
Aiga Grabuste at the 2011 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988
Rēzekne, Latvia[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Latvia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Heptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6414 points
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 HelsinkiHeptathlon

She set a then personal best of 6396 points at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas, winning the gold medal. Grabuste was also the 2007 European Junior champion in heptathlon.

In the indoor women's pentathlon, she was eighth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and tenth at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. At the TNT - Fortuna Meeting in 2011 she set bests in the 200 metres, long jump and 800 metres events to take third overall with a score of 6252 points.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 9th 5443 pts 14.57-1.68-12.82-25.70-5.80-40.67-2:28.92
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 1st 5920 14.26-1.69-14.26-25.01-6.32-41.21-2:21.85
World Championships Osaka, Japan 17th 6019 pts 13.84-1.77-13.04-24.98-6.02-45.76-2:19.97
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 19th 6050 pts 13.78-1.77-12.70-24.71-6.36-39.02-2:16.87
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1st 6396 pts 13.66-1.77-14.56-24.73-6.62-46.11-2:17.74
World Championships Berlin, Germany 13th 6033 pts 13.78-1.71-13.26-25.49-6.40-43.52-2:17.43
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 4013 pts 8.94-1.63-12.33-6.05-2:23.84
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th 4342 pts 8.68-1.71-14.18-6.29-2:25.44
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 6325 pts 13.66–1.74–13.52–24.47–6.46–45.85–2:12.90
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 33rd DNF 13.65-1.77-13.52-0.00-0.00-0.00

Personal bests

Heptathlon
Event Record Venue Year
100 m hurdles 13.46 s Ratingen, Germany 2011
High jump 1.77 m Beijing, China 2008
Shot put 14.56 m Kaunas, Lithuania 2009
200 m 24.42 s Kladno, Czech Republic 2011
Long jump 6.69 m Prague, Czech Republic 2014
Javelin 46.40 m Ratingen, Germany 2011
800 m 2:12.90 min Helsinki, Finland 2012
Heptathlon 6507 pts Ratingen, Germany 2009

Pentathlon
Event Record Venue Year
60 m hurdles 8.48 s Tartu, Estonia 2009
High jump 1.79 m Riga, Latvia 2011
Shot put 14.18 m Paris, France 2011
Long jump 6.82 m Tbilisi, Georgia 2015
800 m 2:12.49 min Tallinn, Estonia 2009
Pentathlon 4463 pts Tallinn, Estonia 2009

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aiga Grabuste". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. "Aiga Grabuste". Latvian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. Procházka, Michal (17 June 2011). Chernova impresses with 6773pts tally in Kladno – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 18 June 2011.
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