Ieva Tāre

Ieva Tāre (born March 15, 1974, in Riga) is a former Latvian women's basketball player who has represented SK Cēsis and Latvia women's national basketball team.

Tāre was trained by the current Latvian national women's team coach Ainars Zvirgzdiņš since her school years. She joined SK Cēsis, her current team, in 2008 shortly after the end of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Previously she had played for TTT/Rīga, as well as several other local and foreign clubs before 2000. In the early 1990s, Tāre turned down an offer to play in the United States due to her poor English skills. She has also represented the USSR women's U-16 national team and became the European U-16 champion. later confirmed to be both a broken arm and a dislocated elbow. She was rushed off court by the medical team. Thanks to a speedy recovery programme she was able to play in the Olympics.

On April 9, 2010, Tāre announced that she retired from sport.

Teams 1990–1993: BK Jūrmala 1993–1994: Visby Ladies 1994–1995: Fokopo Forsa 1995–1996: Honka Espoo 1996: RTU/Klondaika Rīga 1996–1998: Alvik Stockholm 1998–1999: La Spezia 1999–2000: Universitātes Sports Rīga 2000–2008: TTT/Rīga 2008–2010: SK Cēsis