Diāna Krumina

Diana Krumina

Personal information
Birth name	Diana Dadzite
Nationality	Latvian
Born	4 February 1986 (1986-02-04) (age 38) Riga, Latvia
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F55, F56
Event(s)	Javelin throw, discus throw, shot put
Medal record Representing  Latvia Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F55/56 2024 Paris Javelin throw F56 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F55 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F55 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw F56 IPC World Championships 2017 London Shot put - F55 2017 London Discus throw - F55 2017 London Javelin throw - F56 2019 Dubai Javelin throw - F56 2023 Paris Javelin throw - F56 2019 Dubai Discus Throw - F55 2023 Paris Discus Throw - F55

Diāna Krumina née Dadzīte (born 4 February 1986) is a Latvian Paralympic track and field athlete competing in shot put, discus and javelin throw, and is twice Paralympic javelin champion.^[1]

Career

Krumina first started competing in 2014 for Latvia. The following year she went to her first world championship. She competed in Shot put, Javelin and Discus throw, placing 4th, 7th and 11th respectively.

Krumina was selected to compete at 2016 Summer Paralympics, where she won gold in the F56 Javelin with a throw of 23.26 metres which was also a new world record. She also had the honour of being Latvia’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony.^[2][3]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, she won gold in Javelin, Shot put and Discus throw in her class.^[4][5] She was labelled the most successful field eventer at the championship, due to winning all three events in one championship.^[6]

She next competed at the 2019 Worlds, claiming a bronze in the Discus throw and gold in the Javelin.

At the postponed, 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver in the discus and bronze in the Javelin throw.

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, Krumina won the Javelin event with a throw of 25.81 metres. She also placed 3rd in the shot put.

Krumina was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she placed 4th in the Discus Throw.^[1]

References

1. "KRUMINA Diana". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 31 August 2024. (alternate link)
2. LETA (11 September 2016). "Šķēpmetēja Dadzīte sagādā Latvijai otro zeltu paralimpiskajās spēlēs" (in Latvian). delfi.lv. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
3. "Second gold for Latvia at Paralympic Games". LSM.lv. eng.lsm.lv. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
4. "Diana Dadzite - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
5. "Pārsteidzoši atklāta intervija. Ratiņkrēsls nebūt nav skarbākais, kas noticis ar paraolimpieti Diānu Dadzīti". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
6. "Diana Dadzite - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

External links

• Grosseto 2016 profile at Paralympic.org
• Diana Dadzite at the International Paralympic Committee
• Diana Dadzite at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)