Līga Velvere
Līga Velvere in 2019
Personal information
Born (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990
EducationLatvian Academy of Sport Education
University of Idaho
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 m, 400 m hurdles
College teamIdaho Vandals[1]

Līga Velvere (born 10 February 1990) is a Latvian athlete competing in the 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles.[2] She competed at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final.

Career

Līga Velvere is known for her success in the 800m race. She represented Latvia at the 2014 European Championship and has since made a name for herself on the international stage.[3]

In February 2016, L. Velvere broke the long-standing Latvian record in the 800m indoor race, previously held by Marika Arent since 1985, with a time of 2:03.08. This was said to be a significant achievement.

L. Velvere continued to improve her personal best over the years, setting new records at various competitions. At the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, she reached the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles race and placed 17th overall.

In February 2017, L. Velvere broke her own Latvian record in the 800m indoor race with a time of 2:02.18. She went on to beat this record again in February 2018, winning the IAAF World Tour indoor race series in Glasgow, Scotland, with a time of 2:02.01.[4]

L. Velvere's performances led her to the 2018 World Indoor Championships, where she placed 10th in the 800m race with a time of 2:02.98. In July 2018, she set a new personal record of 2:01.21 at a competition in Kortrijk, Belgium, which was the third fastest run in the history of Latvian athletics.[5][6]

L. Velvere continued to improve her personal best in the 800m race, setting a new record of 2:00.85 in Karlstad, Sweden, in July 2018, and further improving it to 2:00.75 in Rovereto, Italy, in August of the same year.

On February 12, 2019, L. Velvere set a new Latvian record in the 800m indoor race with a time of 2:01.10 after winning a competition in France. She went on to compete at the 2019 World Championship in Doha, where she reached the semi-finals and placed 23rd overall.

However, L. Velvere's hopes of competing at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo were dashed due to an injury, and she was unable to finish the distance in her 800m discipline preliminaries.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Latvia
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 14th (h) 400 m hurdles 62.12
European Youth Olympic Festival Belgrade, Serbia 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 62.72
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 15th (h) 400 m hurdles 61.21
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 17th (h) 400 m hurdles 61.45
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.87
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 13th (h) 800 m 2:05.20
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 16th (h) 800 m 2:06.031
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 10th (h) 800 m 2:02.98
European Championships Berlin, Germany 29h (h) 800 m 2:05.13
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th (sf) 800 m 2:04.06
World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (sf) 800 m 2:06.99
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 24th (h) 800 m 2:06.26
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – 800 m DNF

1Disqualified in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ "College team bio". Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liga Velvere". IAAF. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "LVS | Līga Velvere labo Latvijas rekordu 800 metros telpās". LATVIJAS VIEGLATLĒTIKAS APVIENĪBA. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Velvere ar uzvaru prestižās sacensībās labo Latvijas rekordu 800 metros". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Līga Velvere uzstāda jaunu personīgo rekordu 800 m - 2:00,85". athletics.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Vieglatlēti Mūze un Misāns iegūst 2.vietu Somijā, Velverei personiskais rekords Itālijā". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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