Dace Ruskule

Dace Ruskule (born September 20, 1981) is a retired Latvian discus thrower.[1] She represented her nation Latvia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later became a titleholder in women's discus throw at the 2006 NCAA Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California, representing her collegiate team Nebraska Cornhuskers in the United States.[2][3]

Dace Ruskule
Personal information
Full nameDace Ruskule
Nationality Latvia
Born (1981-09-20) 20 September 1981
Bauska, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
College teamNebraska Cornhuskers
(USA)
ClubBauska LSPA
Coached byGuntars Gailītis
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Discus throw: 59.68 (2004)

Ruskule qualified for the women's discus throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by achieving a personal best of 59.68 from the Latvian Championships in Riga.[4] She threw a discus with a satisfying distance of 57.43 metres on her second attempt in the prelims, but fell short to compete for the final round with a twenty-eighth overall place effort.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dace Ruskule". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. "Ruskule Boosts NU Women into NCAA Lead". Nebraska Cornhuskers. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. "Huskers Crown An NCAA Champion". KLKN. 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. "Par diviem olimpiešiem vairāk" [Two more Olympians are about to compete] (in Latvian). Diena. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Discus Throw Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. Andžs, Artūrs (21 August 2004). "Ruskule un Zunda paliek kvalifikācijā" [Ruskule and Zunda failed to qualify] (in Latvian). Apollo (Latvia). Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.


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