Introduction
Aiga Grabuste (born 24 March 1988, in Rēzekne) is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won bronze medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, finishing just 10 points behind fellow Latvian Laura Ikauniece.
Her current personal best performance is 6396 points, which she achieved at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Kaunas, where she won the gold medal. Grabuste was also the 2007 European Junior champion in heptathlon.
In the indoor women's pentathlon, she was eighth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and tenth at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. At the TNT - Fortuna Meeting in 2011 she set bests in the 200 metres, long jump and 800 metres events to take third overall with a score of 6252 points.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | 5443 pts | 14.57-1.68-12.82-25.70-5.80-40.67-2:28.92 |
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 1st | 5920 | 14.26-1.69-14.26-25.01-6.32-41.21-2:21.85 |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 17th | 6019 pts | 13.84-1.77-13.04-24.98-6.02-45.76-2:19.97 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 19th | 6050 pts | 13.78-1.77-12.70-24.71-6.36-39.02-2:16.87 |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 1st | 6396 pts | 13.66-1.77-14.56-24.73-6.62-46.11-2:17.74 |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th | 6033 pts | 13.78-1.71-13.26-25.49-6.40-43.52-2:17.43 | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th | 4013 pts | 8.94-1.63-12.33-6.05-2:23.84 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th | 4342 pts | 8.68-1.71-14.18-6.29-2:25.44 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 6325 pts | 13.66–1.74–13.52–24.47–6.46–45.85–2:12.90 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 33rd | DNF | 13.65-1.77-13.52-0.00-0.00-0.00 |
Personal bests
Heptathlon
| Event | Record | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m hurdles | 13.57 s | Valmiera, Latvia | 2008 |
| High jump | 1.77 m | Beijing, China | 2008 |
| Shot put | 14.56 m | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2009 |
| 200 m | 24.42 s | Kladno, Czech Republic | 2011 |
| Long jump | 6.65 m | Kladno, Czech Republic | 2011 |
| Javelin | 46.11 m | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2009 |
| 800 m | 2:12.90 min | Helsinki, Finland | 2012 |
| Heptathlon | 6396 pts | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2009 |
Pentathlon
| Event | Record | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m hurdles | 8.50 s | Tartu, Estonia | 2009 |
| High jump | 1.79 m | Riga, Latvia | 2011 |
| Shot put | 14.18 m | Paris, France | 2011 |
| Long jump | 6.39 m | Kuldīga, Latvia | 2009 |
| 800 m | 2:21.49 min | Tallinn, Estonia | 2009 |
| Pentathlon | 4463 pts | Tallinn, Estonia | 2009 |