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Lāsma Kauniste

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Lāsma Kauniste
Lāsma Kauniste at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1942-04-19) 19 April 1942 (age 82)
Riga, Reichskommissariat Ostland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubLokomotiv Riga

Lāsma Kauniste (Russian: Ласма Хермановна Каунисте, Lasma Khermanovna Kauniste), née Avotiņa (Russian: Авотиня, Avotinya), (born 19 April 1942) is a Latvian speed skater.[1]

Lāsma Avotiņa married Estonian speed skater Toivo Kauniste in 1962 and they settled in Riga. Competing for the Soviet Union as Lāsma Kauniste, she won bronze at the Soviet All-round Championships in 1967 and silver at the World Allround Championships. Despite never winning the Soviet Allround Championships, she was crowned World All-round Champion in 1969. she competed in the 1,000 m, 1,500 m, and 3,000 m events at the 1968 Winter Olympics with the best result of fifth place on 1,500 m.[1]

Kauniste was active in speed skating for a long time, participating in Masters events. She became World Champion Masters in the category over 60 in both 2002 and 2004. At the 2007 World Championships Masters, she won silver in the category over 60.[citation needed]

Her achievements earned her the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title.

Medals

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An overview of medals won by Kauniste at important championships:

Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
Winter Olympics
World Allround 1969 1967
European Allround
Soviet Allround 1968
1969
1970
1967
Soviet Sprint
Soviet Single Distance 1967 (1,000 m)
1968 (1,500 m)
1969 (1,000 m)
1973 (500 m)
1968 (1,000 m)
1970 (1,000 m)
1968 (3,000 m)
1973 (1,000 m)

References

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  1. ^ a b Lāsma Kauniste. sports-reference.com
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