Laura Ikauniece (born 31 May 1992) is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon. She achieved her personal best of 6516 points at the 2015 World Championships, where she won the bronze medal. At the 2012 European Athletics Championships Ikauniece initially won the bronze medal, after a hard fight with fellow Latvian Aiga Grabuste. Finally, Ikauniece finished 10 points better than her. Later on she was awarded with the silver medal, as a result of the disqualification of Ukrainian athlete Lyudmyla Yosypenko. She studied at the University of Latvia (UL) Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art (FEPA).
Laura won the silver medal at the World Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy, reaching 5647 points. The next year 2010 she finished 6th in the World Junior Championships reaching 5618 points. In 2011 she won the 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 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 9th | 6414 | 13.71-1.83-12.64-24.16PB-6.13-51.27-2:12.13PB |
| 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 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
| Event | Record | Wind | Venue | Date |
|---|
| 200 metres | 23.64 | +1.3 | Götzis | 28 May 2016 |
| 800 metres | 2:09.43 | | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.07 | +0.5 | Götzis | 28 May 2016 |
| High jump | 1.84 | | Ogre | 2 August 2014 |
| Long jump | 6.32 | +0.9 | Beijing | 23 August 2015 |
| Shot put | 13.78 | | Riga | 20 May 2016 |
| Javelin throw | 55.93 | | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| Heptathlon | 6622 | | Götzis | 29 May 2016 |
Indoor
| Event | Record | Venue | Date |
|---|
| 60 metres | 7.60 | Kuldiga | 18 January 2014 |
| 800 metres | 2:16.30 | Tallinn | 4 February 2012 |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.38 | Kuldiga | 18 January 2014 |
| High jump | 1.85 | Tallinn | 25 February 2012 |
| Long jump | 6.49 | Riga | 9 March 2016 |
| Shot put | 13.06 | Tallinn | 8 February 2014 |
| Pentathlon | 4496 | Tallinn | 8 February 2014 |
