Dace Ruskule
Dace Ruskule (born September 20, 1981) is a retired Latvian discus thrower.[1] She represented her nation Latvia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later became a titleholder in women's discus throw at the 2006 NCAA Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California, representing her collegiate team Nebraska Cornhuskers in the United States.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dace Ruskule |
| Nationality |  Latvia |
| Born | 20 September 1981 Bauska, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Discus throw |
| College team | Nebraska Cornhuskers (USA) |
| Club | Bauska LSPA |
| Coached by | Guntars Gailītis |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Discus throw: 59.68 (2004) |
Ruskule qualified for the women's discus throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by achieving a personal best of 59.68 from the Latvian Championships in Riga.[4] She threw a discus with a satisfying distance of 57.43 metres on her second attempt in the prelims, but fell short to compete for the final round with a twenty-eighth overall place effort.[5][6]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dace Ruskule". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "Ruskule Boosts NU Women into NCAA Lead". Nebraska Cornhuskers. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "Huskers Crown An NCAA Champion". KLKN. 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "Par diviem olimpiešiem vairāk" [Two more Olympians are about to compete] (in Latvian). Diena. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Discus Throw Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- Andžs, Artūrs (21 August 2004). "Ruskule un Zunda paliek kvalifikācijā" [Ruskule and Zunda failed to qualify] (in Latvian). Apollo (Latvia). Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
External links
- Dace Ruskule at World Athletics
- Player Bio – Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Dace Ruskule at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (archived) (in Latvian)
- Dace Ruskule at the International Olympic Committee
- Dace Ruskule at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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