Lauma Grīva (born 27 October 1984) was a

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 ...

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

who competed in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. At the 2010 European Championships she achieved a new personal best of 6.60 metres, but was two centimetres short of qualifying for the final. She finished 15th. Lauma is also the

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Latvian champion in long jump. Her sister

Māra Grīva Māra Grīva (born 4 August 1989 in Ventspils) is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in the long and triple jump. She won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2017 Summer Universiade. Her coach is her father Māris Grīva - a well- ...

is also a long jumper. Lauma attended the Ventspils Gymnasium No.1 and the Latvian Academy of Sport Education.

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* 1984 births Living people Latvian female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia People from Ventspils European Games competitors for Latvia Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub