Ineta Radēviča

Ineta Radēviča

Radēviča at the 2010 European Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	13 July 1981 Krāslava, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 6.92 m
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for  Latvia World Championships 2011 Daegu Long jump European Championships 2010 Barcelona Long jump European U23 Championships 2003 Bydgoszcz Long jump 2003 Bydgoszcz Triple jump

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 placed fourth, with Janay DeLoach finishing just one centimeter ahead of her. Afterwards she realised her dream of earning an Olympic medal was not going to happen, and she retired to 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Latvia
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	14th (q)	Long jump	5.93 m (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Long jump	6.70 m (wind: 1.8m/s)
			3rd	Triple jump	14.04 m (wind: 1.2m/s)
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	13th	Long jump	6.53 m
			20th	Triple jump	14.12 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	20th	Long jump	6.34 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	Long jump	6.92 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	Long jump	6.76 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	Long jump	6.55 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	4th	Long jump	6.88 m

Personal bests

Event	Record	Venue	Year
Long jump	6.92 m	Barcelona, Spain	2010
Triple jump	14.12 m	Athens, Greece	2004

References

1. "Ineta Radēviča". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
2. "Ineta Radeviča: "Šķīrusies, gaidu mīlestību"". Apollo.lv. 2006. Retrieved 2010. (Latvian)
3. Lācis, Viesturs (28 August 2011). "Pēc 28 gadu pārtraukuma Latvijai pasaules bronzu izcīna Radeviča" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
4. 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