# Laura Ikauniece

Laura Ikauniece (formerly Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa; born 31 May 1992) is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon. Participated in two Olympic Games. 2012 London Olympics 6414 points 7th place, 2016 Rio de Janeiro 6617 points 4th place. Her personal best and also the Latvian record is 6815 points, achieved in 2017 at Hypomeeting, Götzis. She achieved 6516 points at the 2015 World Championships, where she won a bronze medal. At the 2012 European Athletics Championships Ikauniece initially won a bronze medal, after a hard fight with fellow Latvian Aiga Grabuste, finishing 10 points in front of her. Later on she was awarded with silver medal, as a result of the disqualification of Ukrainian athlete Lyudmyla Yosypenko. 2019 European Indoor Championships (GBR) Laura set a new indoor pentathlon NR 4701 points 5th place.
She studied at the University of Latvia (UL) Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art (FEPA).
Laura won a silver medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy, reaching 5647 points. The next year she finished 6th in the World Junior Championships reaching 5618 points. In 2011 she won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships. In 2015, she won bronze at the World Athletics Championships.

## Achievements

| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Points | Details |
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 2nd | 5647 | 14.22–1.82–9.71–24.75–5.67–42.53–2:20.94 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 6th | 5618 pts | 14.57–1.69–10.80–25.47–5.85–49.04–2:21.40 |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | 6063 | 13.97–1.78–12.09–24.93–5.90–50.70–2:16.31 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 6335 | 13.53–1.83–11.81–24.36–6.31–47.32–2:12.82 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 9th | 6414 | 13.71–1.83–12.64–24.16PB-6.13–51.27–2:12.13PB |
| 2013 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | 6159 | 13.89–1.80–12.36–24.73–5.96–50.75–2:16.05 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | 6310 | 13.61–1.82–12.58–24.75–6.20–51.30–2:16.90 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 3rd | 6516 NR | 13.21PB–1.77–12.71–23.97–6.32PB–53.67–2:13.79 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 6617 | 13.33–1.77–13.52–23.76–6.12–55.93PB–2:09:43 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | DNF | 13.71–DNS |

## Personal bests
### Outdoor

| Event | Record | Wind | Venue | Date |
| 200 metres | 23.49 | -2.9 | Götzis | 27 May 2017 |
| 800 metres | 2:09.43 | | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.07 | +0.5 | Götzis | 28 May 2016 |
| High jump | 1.87 | | Ogre | 15 June 2019 |
| Long jump | 6.64 | +0.8 | Götzis | 28 May 2017 |
| Shot put | 14.03 | | Tallinn | 19 July 2018 |
| Javelin throw | 56.32 | | Tallinn | 19 May 2017 |
| Heptathlon | 6815 | | Götzis | 28 May 2017 |

### Indoor

| Event | Record | Venue | Date |
| 60 metres | 7.60 | Kuldiga | 18 January 2014 |
| 800 metres | 2:14.01 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) | 1 March 2019 |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.29 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) | 1 March 2019 |
| High jump | 1.85 | Tallinn | 25 February 2012 |
| Long jump | 6.49 | Riga | 9 March 2016 |
| Shot put | 13.91 | Tallinn | 3 February 2019 |
| Pentathlon | 4701 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) | 1 March 2019 |