Laura Igaune
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Laura Igaune is a Latvia
n athlete who specialises in the discus throw
and hammer throw
. Igaune achieved her best result in hammer throw of 63.56 m on April 22, 2011 in USA, which is the national record. Her personal record in discus throw is 51.96m.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n athlete who specialises in the discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
and hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
. Igaune achieved her best result in hammer throw of 63.56 m on April 22, 2011 in USA, which is the national record. Her personal record in discus throw is 51.96m.