Lithuanian athlete (born 1994)
Ieva Zarankaitè
![]() Zarankaitė receiving her prize at Ogre, President prize of Latvia in 2020. |
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| Nationality | Lithuanian |
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| Born | (1994-11-23) November 23, 1994 (age 30) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Discus throw |
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| Coached by | Vita Zarankienė[1] |
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| Personal best | 64.98 m (2024) |
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Ieva Zarankaitė-Gumbs (born 23 November 1994) is a Lithuanian track and field athlete who competes in discus and shot put with multiple national titles.
Her mother, Vita, is a former discus thrower and acts as her coach. Ieva competed in swimming at a young age. At the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples she won a bronze medal in the discus.[2] Zarankaité has studied at Oklahoma State University where she met her long time boyfriend Mr. Michael Gumbs and then to a graduate degree at Florida State University. In America she has also competed at NCAA level.[3]
On 21 July 2020 in Vilnius Zarankaitè threw 61.88m for the discus which placed her 16th for the year worldwide.[4] On 8 August 2020 she threw 16.80m for the shot put which placed her 51st for the year worldwide.[5]
On 25 June 2021 at the Lithuanian Championships she achieved 62.08m to become Lithuanian champion in the discus. On the same day, she reached 15.47m in the shot put to become Lithuanian champion in the shot put as well. Zarankaite was defending both titles as had achieved the same double in 2019 and 2020.[6]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7]
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