Laura Ikauniece

Laura Ikauniece (formerly Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa; born 31 May 1992) is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon. She participated in two Olympic Games, finishing fourth in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She won a silver medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. She set a Latvian record in the heptathlon (6,815 points) and a Latvian record in the indoor pentathlon (4,701 points).

Early life She was coached from a young age by Andis Austrups, and started working with him when she was nine years-old. She studied at the University of Latvia (UL) Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art (FEPA).

Career She won a silver medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Italy, reaching 5647 points. Later that year she competed in Finland at the European Youth Olympic Festival and won high jump bronze and only missed a medal by one centimetre in the long jump. In 2011 she won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships.

Competing at the Hypo Meeting heptathlon in Austria she reached a new personal record of 6,282 points in 2012. At the 2012 London Olympics she finished with 6414 points in seventh place overall.

She achieved 6516 points at the 2015 World Championships, where she won a bronze medal. She finished in fourth place in the heptathlon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Britain, she set a new indoor pentathlon national record of 4701 points to finish in fifth place.

In 2022, Ikaunieces returned to competition after a long rehabilitation from injury, did not qualify for the European Championships and did not compete in 2023.

Personal life Her mother Vineta Ikauniece set Latvian national records in all the sprint disciplines from 60 metres to 400 metres. The pair had previously publicly announced their relationship on Valentine's Day in 2020. Their son was born on 19 October 2024.

She was previously married to fitness trainer Rolands Admidiņš.

Achievements

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