Līga Velvere

Līga Velvere

Līga Velvere in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 31)
Education	Latvian Academy of Sport Education University of Idaho
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	800 m, 400 m hurdles
College team	Idaho Vandals[1]

Līga Velvere (born 10 February 1990) is a Latvian athlete competing in the 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles.^[2] She competed at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final.

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Latvia
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	14th (h)	400 m hurdles	62.12
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Belgrade, Serbia	9th (h)	400 m hurdles	62.72
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	15th (h)	400 m hurdles	61.21
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	17th (h)	400 m hurdles	61.45
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.87
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	13th (h)	800 m	2:05.20
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	16th (h)	800 m	2:06.031
2018	World Indoor Championship	Birmingham, United Kingdom	10th (h)	800 m	2:02.98
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	29h (h)	800 m	2:05.13
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	800 m	2:04.06
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	23rd (sf)	800 m	2:06.99
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	24th (h)	800 m	2:06.26
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	800 m	DNF

¹Disqualified in the semifinals

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.79 (Portland 2015)
• 400 metres hurdles – 56.77 (Ventspils 2015)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.01 (Glasgow 2018)

References[]

External links[]

• Līga Velvere at World Athletics
• Līga Velvere at Olympedia