Gundega Sproģe (born 12 February 1972) is a retired

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triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er. She finished ninth at the 1997 World Championships. She also competed at the

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and the 1997 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round. Her personal best jump was 14.76 metres, achieved in June 1997 in

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. This is the current Latvian record. In 1999 Sproģe was disqualified for doping use for two years.

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* * * * 1972 births Living people Latvian female triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia Latvian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub