Gunta Vaičule

Gunta Vaičule
Personal information
Birth nameGunta Latiševa-Čudare
Born (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29)
Rēzekne, Latvia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres

Gunta Vaičule (born Latiševa-Čudare; born 9 March 1995) is a Latvian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. Her personal best in the event is 50.83 seconds set in Valmiera in 2024.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Latvia
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 26th (h) 100 m 12.26
15th (sf) 200 m 24.39
European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 4th 200 m 24.24
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 32nd (h) 400 m 55.57
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 4th 400 m 52.76
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 13th (sf) 400 m 54.23
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 21st (h) 400 m 53.37
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 8th (h) 400 m 52.60
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 46.65
World Championships Beijing, China 30th (h) 400 m 52.17
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 20th (sf) 400 m 53.11
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 45th (h) 400 m 53.08
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 400 m 52.00
World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 400 m 51.57
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 200 m 23.15
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 10th (sf) 400 m 51.60
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 400 m 53.53
Universiade Naples, Italy 4th 200 m 23.12
World Championships Doha, Qatar 30th (h) 200 m 23.32
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 20th (h) 400 m 53.05
World Championships Eugene, United States 25th (h) 400 m 52.21
European Championships Munich, Germany 10th (sf) 400 m 51.25
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (sf) 400 m 53.57
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 25th (h) 400 m 51.36
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 17th (h) 400 m 53.09
European Championships Rome, Italy 24th (sf) 200 m 23.48
Olympic Games Paris, France 8th (rep) 400 m 50.93

References

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  1. ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 25 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Gunta Latiševa-Čudare". IAAF. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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