Ieva Melle Explained

Ieva Melle
Nationality:Latvian
Birth Date:1 April 1985[1]
Birth Place:Smiltene, Latvia[2]
Sport:Archery
Event:Recurve
Coach:Eduards Lapsins

Ieva Melle (born 1 April 1985) is a Latvian Paralympic archer.

She has competed once at the Summer Paralympics and made appearances in the World Para Archery Championships and World Cup Stages. She specialises in making jewellery.

Melle's performance in the 2015 World Archery Para Championships saw her qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics, her debut games. She earned the spot in the women's recurve open after defeating Czech archer Marketa Sidkova in straight sets.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile. paralympic.org. 2017-08-06.
  2. Web site: World Archery Extranet. extranet.worldarchery.org. 2017-08-06.
  3. Web site: DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES . World Archery Federation. 24 December 2015. 26 August 2015.