Ineta Radēviča (born 13 July 1981 in Krāslava, Soviet Union) is a retired Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.
 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 | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Long jump: 6.92 m |
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 the 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 at the World Championships in Daegu with a result of 6.76 metres.[3] In 2017 she received a Silver medal when results were updated because of past doping offenses.[4]
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.
In May 2019, following reanalysis of her samples from the 2012 Olympics, which tested positive for oxandrolone metabolites, she was disqualified from the Olympic Games.[5]
Radēviča was coached by Evgeny Ter-Ovanesov.[6]
Achievements
edit| 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: 1.8 m/s) |
| 3rd | Triple jump | 14.04 m (wind: 1.2 m/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 | 2nd | Long jump | 6.76 m |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | Long jump | 6.55 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | DSQ (4th) | Long jump | DSQ (6.88 m) |
Personal bests
edit| Event | Record | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | 6.92 m | Barcelona, Spain | 2010 |
| Triple jump | 14.12 m | Athens, Greece | 2004 |
Personal life
editShe is married to Russian ice hockey player Petr Schastlivy and has 2 sons and a daughter.
References
edit- ^ "Ineta Radēviča". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Ineta Radeviča: "Šķīrusies, gaidu mīlestību"". Apollo.lv. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 19 January 2010. (in Latvian)
- ^ Lācis, Viesturs (28 August 2011). "Pēc 28 gadu pārtraukuma Latvijai pasaules bronzu izcīna Radeviča" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "IAAF: Ennis-Hill and US women's 4x400m team to receive reallocated gold medals in London| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "IOC Disciplinary Commission Decision Regarding Ineta Radevica" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Orlov, Rostislav (14 January 2007). "Jumpers fly high at Moscow 'Christmas Cup'". IAAF. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
External links
edit- Ineta Radeviča at World Athletics
- Ineta Radeviča at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
- Ineta Radevica at Olympics.com
- Ineta Radēviča at Olympedia
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