Ieva Zunda Explained

Ieva Zunda (born 20 July 1978 in Tukums) is a Latvian athlete. Her main event is the 400 metres hurdles, but she also competes in the 400 and 800 metres.

Internationally she has competed in the 400 m hurdles. She did not make it past the first round at the 1999 and 2003 World Championships. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she was fourth in her heat with a result of 56.21 seconds.

In 2008 Zunda tried to reach the Olympic entry standard both in 400 m and 400 m hurdles. Shortly before the deadline - on 23 July, Ieva finally reached the entry standard in 400 m hurdles (56.50), as she clocked 56.34 seconds. She finished fifth in her heat, again missing out on a place in the second round.[1]

Personal bests

EventRecordVenueYear
400 metres52.32 sValmiera, LatviaJuly 2004
400 metres hurdles55.59 sBielsko-Biała, PolandJune 2004
800 metres2:02.8 minValmiera, LatviaJune 2003

Notes and References

  1. Ieva Zunda . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204055954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zu/ieva-zunda-1.html . 4 December 2016.