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Ieva Kulite
Ieva is a Latvian and Lithuanian given name, counterpart of English Eve, derived from a Hebrew name meaning "life" or "living one". It can also mean full of life or mother of life. It is the standard biblical form of Eve in many European languages. People *Ieva Adomavičiūtė (born 1994), Lithuanian rower * Ieva Andrejevaitė (born 1988), Lithuanian actress * Ieva Budraitė (born 1992), Lithuanian politician, green leader * Ieva Gaile (born 1997), Latvian figure skater * Ieva Ilves (born 1977), Latvian diplomat and former First Lady of Estonia * Ieva Kokoreviča (born 1985), Latvian former beauty pageant contestant *Ieva Krusta (born 1976), Latvian curler * Ieva Kubliņa (born 1982), Latvian basketball player *Ieva Lagūna (born 1990), Latvian model * Ieva Narkutė (born 1987), Lithuanian singer-songwriter * Ieva Pulvere (born 1990), Latvian basketball player * Ieva Sargautytė (born 1981), Lithuanian orienteering competitor *Ieva Simonaitytė (1897–1978), Lithuanian writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Krusta
Ieva Krusta (born 8 August 1976 as Ieva Pikšena) is a Latvian curler. She is currently the lead on the Latvian National Women's Curling Team. Career Krusta was the second for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada. The team finished in last with a 1–10 record. She also represented Latvia at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship at home in Riga, Latvia, finishing again in the last place with a 1–10 record. The team qualified for the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship after posting an impressive 4–5 record at the 2018 European Curling Championships The 2018 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships were held from November 16 to 24 in Tallinn, Estonia. The C Division competitions were held in April in Copenhagen, Denmark. The top seven men's teams will qualify for the 2019 World Men's C ... which included defeating higher-ranked Scotland's Eve Muirhead. The team did not have the same success at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Zunda
Ieva Zunda (born 20 July 1978 in Tukums) is a Latvian athlete. Her main event is the 400 metres hurdles, but she also competes in the 400 and 800 metres. Internationally she has competed in the 400 m hurdles. She did not make it past the first round at the 1999 and 2003 World Championships. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ... she was fourth in her heat with a result of 56.21 seconds. In 2008 Zunda tried to reach the Olympic entry standard both in 400 m and 400 m hurdles. Shortly before the deadline - on 23 July, Ieva finally reached the entry standard in 400 m hurdles (56.50), as she clocked 56.34 seconds. She finished fifth in her heat, again missing out on a place in the second round. Personal bests References * External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Zasimauskaitė
Ieva Zasimauskaitė (born 2 July 1993) is a Lithuanian singer who represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with her song "When We're Old". She had previously participated in the Lithuanian national selection for the Eurovision in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017, and participated again in 2022. Biography Ieva Zasimauskaitė was born and raised in Kaunas, the second largest city of Lithuania. In 2012, she graduated from Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University Rasos Gymnasium in Kalniečiai. In 2015, she received Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from the International School of Law and Business (TTVAM) in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. In 2014, Ieva spent a semester following the Erasmus Programme in Barcelona, Spain. In the spring of 2015 she completed an internship in a hotel in her hometown Kaunas and for some time worked in a gift shop. At the age of seven, Ieva was sent to the vocal class of the Kaunas Music School where she studied for eight years. At the mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Tāre
Ieva Tāre (born March 15, 1974 in Riga) is a former Latvian women's basketball player who has represented SK Cēsis and Latvia women's national basketball team. Tāre was trained by the current Latvian national women's team coach Ainars Zvirgzdiņš since her school years. She joined SK Cēsis, her current team, in 2008 shortly after the end of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Previously she had played for TTT/Rīga, as well as several other local and foreign clubs before 2000. In the early 1990s, Tāre turned down an offer to play in the United States due to her poor English skills. Tāre is married to a former Latvian national rugby team player named Juris. From December 2005 to March 2007 Tāre did not play due to pregnancy and care for her newborn son, Emīls. She turned down an offer from SK Cēsis and returned to TTT/Rīga afterwards. Tāre has played for the Latvian women's national basketball team in three EuroBasket Women championships, including the 2007 championship whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Simonaitytė
Ieva Simonaitytė or Ewa Simoneit (23 January 1897 – 27 August 1978) was a Lithuanian writer. She represented the culture of Lithuania Minor and Klaipėda Region, territories of German East Prussia with historically large, but dwindling, Lithuanian populations. She received critical acclaim for her novel ''Aukštujų Šimonių likimas'' (''The Fate of Šimoniai from Aukštujai'', 1935). Biography Simonaitytė was born in a small village of Vanagai (then Wannaggen in German East Prussia) in Klaipėda district. At the age of five, she became ill with tuberculosis, that affected her bones, and she had to walk with canes since then. Hailing from a poor peasant family and growing up without a father, she had to work since young age as a gooseherd or babysitter. Learning to read and write from her mother, Simonaitytė was largely self-taught. From 1912 to 1914 Simonaitytė received treatment for tuberculosis in Angerburg. She returned in better health and, influenced by World Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Sargautytė
Ieva Sargautytė (born 1981 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in ''relay'' at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships in Sümeg, together with Giedrė Voverienė and Vilma Rudzenskaitė.European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000- (Retrieved on June 14, 2008) The same Lithuanian team finished 4th at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Pulvere
Ieva Pulvere (née Krastiņa; born 22 July 1990) is a Latvian basketball player for Galatasaray and Latvia women's national basketball team. Club career On 12 August 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL). National team career Krastiņa is two-time bronze medallist of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but .... She is 2009 Latvian champion. References External linksFIBA Europe profile* 1990 births Living people Latvian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Latvian women's basketball players People from Cēsis Shooting guards Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Narkutė
Ieva Narkutė–Šeduikienė ''alias'' Jieva (Kaunas, 1987) is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. She grew up in Šiauliai and her parents are musicians. She studied psychology and her song "Raudoni vakarai" was an important hit. Prizes * 2007 – Award Saulius Mykolaitis; *2011 – Musical Awards T.Ė.T.Ė., best singer Discography * ''Vienas'' (2013) * ''Švelnesnis žvėris'' (2014) * ''Ieva Narkutė sutinka Lietuvos valstybinį simfoninį orkestrą'' (2016) * ''Kai muzika baigias'' (2018) See also *Sung poetry Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad) and music written specially for that text. The compositions usu ... External links and references 1987 births Living people 21st-century Lithuanian women singers {{Singer-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Lagūna
Ieva Lagūna (born 6 June 1990) is a Latvian model. Lagūna participated in 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Biography Lagūna was born in Saldus, Latvia, and began her modeling career in 2007 when she was scouted during the MTV/B-day festival in Riga by Nils Raumanis, the founder of DANDY model management. She later signed with WOMEN model management in Milan. Her runway debut was at the Spring 2008 London fashion Week in the Burberry anniversary fashion show. In 2008 she signed with model agency Women Management Paris and SUPREME Model Management in New York. Laguna has since walked in shows for designers such as Shiatzy Chen, Christian Dior Christian Ernest Dior (; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE, which is now owned by parent company LVMH. His fashion houses a ..., Nina Ricci, Dolce & Gabbana, Victoria's Secret, Versace, Carolina Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Kubliņa
Ieva Kubliņa (born 8 July 1982) is a Latvian women's basketball player. She last played in Euroleague Women for Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She competed with Latvia women's national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 47 points in 5 games, including 18 in a loss to South Korea. She played college basketball at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, VA. Her accomplishments led to her enshrinement in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Virginia Tech statistics Source Career * TTT Rapa (1997-00) **Latvian Championship: 1999 * Virginia Tech (2000–04) * DKSK Miskolc (2004) * Lietuvos Telekomas (2004–06) **Lithuanian Championship: 2005, 2006 * USO Mondeville (2006–07) * Dynamo Moscow (2007–08) * TTT Riga (2008–09) * USK Praha (2009–10) * Seat Lami-Véd Győr (2010–11) * CJM Bourges Basket (2011–12) **Ligue Féminine de Basketball: 2012 * Seat Lami-Véd Győr (2012–13) * Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2013) **Turkish Women's Basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva Kokoreviča
Miss Universe Latvia (Miss Universe Latvija) is a national Beauty pageant that selects the Latvian representative to the Miss Universe pageant. The contestants represent the 7 cities and 26 districts. There they would select the top 15, then the top 10 and the final 5. So far the pageant was held only thrice: 2005, 2006, and in 2022. History In 2005, Bravo Productions was awarded the rights to send Latvian representative to Miss Universe 2005 pageant to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. Ieva Kokoreviča became the first ever Miss Universe Latvia in an event held at the SAS Radisson in Riga on April 7, 2005. As well as having debuted, Latvia was also called out to the semi-finals (and finals) for the first time. The last Miss Universe Latvia is Sanita Kubliņa, who was crowned on April 5, 2006, in Riga. She represented Latvia in the Miss Universe 2006 competition in Los Angeles, California, but did not place. From 2007 up to 2021, Miss Universe Latvia did not compete in the Miss Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
