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Līga Velvere

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Birth dateFeb 10, 1990

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Līga Velvere is a Latvia sprinter, born on February 10, 1990. She competes primarily in the 200m, 400m and 800m.

Her personal bests include 24.93 in the 200m, 54.36 in the 400m, 2:00.75 in the 800m, 4:19.69 in the 1500m and 1:25:20 in the Semi. She has earned 21 gold medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Latvia.

Key facts

800 Metres Short Track

2:01.10

400 m hurdles

56.77

#821 all-time

2026 season best

5:28.35

Sep 19, 2026

2026 season best

Last competition

World Athletics Road Running Championships

Sep 19, 2026 · 5:28.35

World Athletics Road Running Championships

Record

National record · 800 Metres Short Track 2:01.10

National record

Age

36 years old

As of Sep 28, 2026: 800 Metres Short Track 2:01.10, 400 m hurdles 56.77 (#821 all-time), 2026 season best 5:28.35 (Sep 19, 2026) · Last competition: World Athletics Road Running Championships, Sep 19, 2026, 5:28.35 · National record (800 Metres Short Track) · 36 years old

Personal bests

24.93

54.36

2:00.75

4:19.69

1:25:20

56.77

4x400m

3:38.41

5Kilometre

17:49

1500m-short-track

4:22.86

800m-short-track

2:01.10

1000m

2:42.30

1000m-short-track

2:42.30

MileRoad

4:54.0HT

4x400Metre

3:27.08

DistanceMe

11:41.67

400m-short-track

54.42

200m-short-track

25.57

300m

39.43

300m-short-track

41.10

600m

1:28.34

600m-short-track

1:28.34

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	MileRoad	5:28.35	-	Sep 19, 2026	↓	World Athletics Road Running Championships
2025	800m	2:10.49	-	Feb 23, 2025	↓	Latvian Indoor Championships
2025	800m-short-track	2:10.49	-	Feb 23, 2025	↑	Latvian Indoor Championships
2025	5Kilometre	17:49	-	Sep 7, 2025	-	Latvian 5km Road Running Championships
2025	CrossCount	25:28	-	Oct 25, 2025	↓	Baltic Cross Country Team Championships, Āraiši - XC 6.0km
2024	300m	39.43	-	Jul 13, 2024	↑	Ogres novada atklātais čempionāts
2024	400m	54.57	-	Jul 6, 2024	↑	Baltic Team Championships President's Cup, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
2024	800m	2:02.83	-	Jun 22, 2024	↓	British Milers Club Grand Prix
2024	800m-short-track	2:06.15	-	Feb 18, 2024	↑	Latvian Indoor Championships
2024	4x400Metre	3:27.08	-	Jul 7, 2024	↑	Baltic Team Championships President's Cup, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
2024	4x400m	3:27.08	-	Jul 7, 2024	↑	Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera (LAT)
2024	1500m	4:26.14	-	Jul 13, 2024	↑	Ogres novada atklātais čempionāts
2024	1500m-short-track	4:27.66	-	Feb 17, 2024	↓	Latvian Indoor Championships
2024	MileRoad	4:54.06	-	May 18, 2024	↓	Rimi Riga Marathon DPD Mile
2023	800m	2:06.96	-	Jun 4, 2023	↓	LAF Open Cup Competition
2023	1500m	4:27.72	-	Jun 3, 2023	↑	LAF Open Cup Competition
2023	MileRoad	4:56.5h	-	May 6, 2023	↓	Latvian 1 Mile Road Running Championships
2023	CrossCount	28:23	-	Oct 14, 2023	↓	Latvian Cross Country Championships, Āraiši - XC 6.0km
2023	Semi	1:25:20	-	Oct 29, 2023	-	SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne - Half Marathon
2022	800m	2:06.20	-	Jun 26, 2022	↓	Latvian Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
2022	800m-short-track	2:10.37	-	Feb 27, 2022	↑	Latvian Indoor Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Manēža, Valmiera (i)
2022	1500m-short-track	4:22.86	-	Feb 26, 2022	↓	Latvian Indoor Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Manēža, Valmiera (i)
2022	1500m	4:22.86	-	Feb 26, 2022	↑	Latvian Indoor Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Manēža, Valmiera (i)
2022	MileRoad	4:54.0h	-	May 14, 2022	↓	Latvian 1 Mile Road Running Championships
2021	800m	2:01.95	-	Jun 5, 2021	↓	Hungarian GP Series Tatabánya, Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
2021	800m-short-track	2:06.26	-	Mar 5, 2021	↑	European Athletics Indoor Championships
2021	4x400m	3:43.05	-	Jun 20, 2021	↑	European Athletics Team Championships Second League
2021	1500m	4:19.69	-	Jul 2, 2021	↑	Ogres Stadions, Ogre (LAT)
2020	800m-short-track	2:02.52	-	Feb 12, 2020	↑	AIT Grand Prix
2020	800m	2:02.52	-	Feb 12, 2020	↓	AIT Grand Prix
2019	800m	2:01.10	-	Feb 12, 2019	↓	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2019	800m-short-track	2:01.10	-	Feb 12, 2019	↑	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2019	1000m	2:42.30	-	Jan 19, 2019	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2019	1000m-short-track	2:42.30	-	Jan 19, 2019	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2019	4x400m	3:44.72	-	Aug 11, 2019	↑	European Athletics Team Championships Second League, Stadion ŠC Sloboda, Varaždin
2019	1500m	4:23.96	-	Jun 15, 2019	↑	Firenze (ITA)
2019	CrossCount	19:20	-	Dec 8, 2019	↓	26th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Lisboa
2018	400m	54.53	-	Jul 28, 2018	↑	Latvian Championships, Riga
2018	800m	2:00.75	-	Aug 23, 2018	↓	Rovereto Palio Città della Quercia, Rovereto
2018	800m-short-track	2:02.01	-	Feb 25, 2018	↑	Glasgow Müller Indoor Grand Prix, Emirates Arena, Glasgow (i) - IAAF World Indoor Tour
2018	1000m-short-track	2:45.96	-	Jan 20, 2018	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2018	1000m	2:45.96	-	Jan 20, 2018	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2018	4x400m	3:38.41	-	Jun 16, 2018	↑	Ogre (LAT)
2018	1500m	4:27.19	-	Jul 6, 2018	↑	Ogre (LAT)
2018	CrossCount	16:40	-	Dec 9, 2018	↓	25th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Tilburg
2017	400m-short-track	54.42	-	Feb 18, 2017	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2017	400m	54.42	-	Feb 18, 2017	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2017	600m-short-track	1:28.34	-	Jan 14, 2017	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2017	600m	1:28.34	-	Jan 14, 2017	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2017	800m	2:02.18	-	Feb 15, 2017	↓	Athlone (IRL) (i)
2017	800m-short-track	2:02.18	-	Feb 15, 2017	↑	Athlone (IRL) (i)
2016	400mH	56.85	-	Jul 1, 2016	↑	Valmiera (LAT)
2016	800m	2:02.71	-	Jun 12, 2016	↓	Portland, OR (USA)
2016	800m-short-track	2:03.08	-	Feb 5, 2016	↑	Portland, OR (USA) (i)
2015	400m	54.76	-	Jul 31, 2015	↑	Valmiera (LAT)
2015	400mH	56.77	-	Aug 9, 2015	↑	Ventspils (LAT)
2015	800m	2:02.79	-	Jun 14, 2015	↓	Portland, OR (USA)
2015	4x400m	3:48.04	-	Aug 1, 2015	↑	Valmiera (LAT)
2014	400m	54.36	-	Jul 26, 2014	↑	Iecava (LAT)
2014	400mH	56.87	-	Aug 14, 2014	↑	Zürich European Championships, Letzigrund, Zürich
2014	600m	1:30.47	-	Jan 18, 2014	↑	Pullman, WA (USA) (i)
2014	600m-short-track	1:30.47	-	Jan 18, 2014	↑	Pullman, WA (USA) (i)
2014	800m	2:03.64	-	Jun 15, 2014	↓	Portland, OR (USA)
2014	800m-short-track	2:10.05	-	Feb 1, 2014	↑	Pullman, WA (USA) (i)
2013	400m	56.11	-	Feb 2, 2013	↑	Moscow, ID (USA) (i)
2013	400m-short-track	57.06	-	Jan 26, 2013	↑	Pullman, WA (USA) (i)
2013	400mH	58.40	-	May 24, 2013	↑	Austin, TX (USA)
2013	800m	2:06.20	-	Mar 1, 2013	↓	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
2013	800m-short-track	2:08.53	-	Feb 23, 2013	↑	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2013	4x400Metre	3:41.57	-	Feb 23, 2013	↑	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2013	4x400m	3:43.11	-	May 11, 2013	↑	Arlington, TX (USA)
2013	DistanceMe	11:46.10	-	Feb 22, 2013	↑	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2012	200m	25.85	-	Feb 4, 2012	↓	Moscow, ID (USA) (i)
2012	400m	55.70	-	Feb 4, 2012	↑	Moscow, ID (USA) (i)
2012	400m-short-track	56.23	-	Jan 14, 2012	↑	Pullman, WA (USA) (i)
2012	400mH	59.63	-	Jul 8, 2012	↑	Liepaja (LAT)
2012	800m	2:07.63	-	Feb 3, 2012	↓	Moscow, ID (USA) (i)
2012	800m-short-track	2:09.05	-	Feb 25, 2012	↑	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2012	4x400Metre	3:44.76	-	Feb 25, 2012	↑	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2012	4x400m	3:45.49	-	Feb 3, 2012	↑	-
2012	DistanceMe	11:41.67	-	Feb 24, 2012	↑	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2011	200m	25.66	-0.2	May 6, 2011	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2011	400m	55.47	-	Apr 23, 2011	↑	Pullman, WA (USA)
2011	400m-short-track	56.16	-	Feb 19, 2011	↑	Pullman, WA (USA) (i)
2011	400mH	58.61	-	Apr 16, 2011	↑	Walnut, CA (USA)
2011	800m	2:08.75	-	Apr 15, 2011	↓	Walnut, CA (USA)
2011	800m-short-track	2:10.70	-	Feb 26, 2011	↑	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2011	4x400m	3:44.82	-	May 13, 2011	↑	Honolulu, HI (USA)
2011	4x400Metre	3:52.39	-	Feb 26, 2011	↑	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2011	DistanceMe	11:48.25	-	Feb 25, 2011	↑	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2010	200m	24.93	-0.1	May 22, 2010	↓	Tartu (EST)
2010	200m-short-track	25.57	-	Feb 28, 2010	-	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2010	300m	41.10	-	Feb 20, 2010	↑	Riga (LAT) (i)
2010	300m-short-track	41.10	-	Feb 20, 2010	-	Riga (LAT) (i)
2010	400m	55.54	-	May 14, 2010	↑	Riga (LAT)
2010	400m-short-track	56.70	-	Feb 27, 2010	↑	Kuldiga (LAT) (i)
2010	400mH	59.46	-	Jun 11, 2010	↑	Valmiera (LAT)
2010	4x400m	3:47.35	-	Jun 20, 2010	↑	European Athletics Team Championships Second League, Beograd
2009	400m	57.35	-	May 22, 2009	↑	Sloka (LAT)
2009	400mH	1:00.29	-	Jul 3, 2009	↑	Valmiera (LAT)
2009	4x400m	3:41.55	-	Jun 21, 2009	↑	European Athletics Team Championships Second League, Štadión SNP, Banská Bystrica
2007	400mH	1:01.01	-	Aug 10, 2007	↑	Ventspils (LAT)
2006	400m	58.94	-	Jul 28, 2006	↑	Baltijos šalių jaunių mačas
2006	400mH	1:02.02	-	Jul 28, 2006	↑	Baltijos šalių jaunių mačas

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
MileRoad	5:28.35	-	Sep 19	World Athletics Road Running Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	25:28	-	Oct 25	Baltic Cross Country Team Championships, Āraiši - XC 6.0km
5Kilometre	17:49	-	Sep 7	Latvian 5km Road Running Championships
800m-short-track	2:10.49	-	Feb 23	Latvian Indoor Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	2:13.04	-	Sep 22	Italian Club Championships - Finale "A" Argento, Complesso Universitario Sportivo Sergio Sabbieti, Camerino
1500m	4:40.77	-	Sep 21	Italian Club Championships - Finale "A" Argento, Complesso Universitario Sportivo Sergio Sabbieti, Camerino
800m	2:13.04	-	Sep 21	Italian Club Championships - Finale "A" Argento, Complesso Universitario Sportivo Sergio Sabbieti, Camerino
800m	DNF	-	Jul 27	Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven
300m	39.43	-	Jul 13	Ogres novada atklātais čempionāts
1500m	4:26.14	-	Jul 13	Ogres novada atklātais čempionāts
400m	54.57	-	Jul 7	Baltic Team Championships President's Cup, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
800m	2:08.60	-	Jul 7	Baltic Team Championships President's Cup, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
4x400Metre	3:27.08	-	Jul 7	Baltic Team Championships President's Cup, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
400m	54.57	-	Jul 6	Baltic Team Championships President's Cup, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
800m	2:06.03	-	Jun 30	Latvian Championships
4x400Metre	3:44.61	-	Jun 30	Latvian Championships
800m	2:02.83	-	Jun 22	British Milers Club Grand Prix
MileRoad	4:54.06	-	May 18	Rimi Riga Marathon DPD Mile
400m	55.44	-	May 12	CDS Assoluto
800m	2:05.47	-	May 12	CDS Assoluto
400m	55.44	-	May 11	CDS Assoluto
800m-short-track	2:06.15	-	Feb 18	Latvian Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	4:27.66	-	Feb 17	Latvian Indoor Championships
800m-short-track	DNS	-	Feb 3	IFAM Gent Indoor, Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:25:20	-	Oct 29	SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne - Half Marathon
CrossCount	28:23	-	Oct 14	Latvian Cross Country Championships, Āraiši - XC 6.0km
1500m	5:03.08	-	Aug 5	Baltic Team Championships/ President's Cup 2023, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
1500m	5:03.08	-	Aug 4	Baltic Team Championships/ President's Cup 2023, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
800m	2:10.80	-	Jun 22	European Athletics Team Championships Second Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
1500m	5:06.25	-	Jun 22	European Athletics Team Championships Second Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
800m	2:10.80	-	Jun 21	European Athletics Team Championships Second Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
800m	DNF	-	Jun 9	LVS/Sportland kauss 5.posms, Zemgales Olimpiskā centra Stadions, Jelgava
800m	2:06.96	-	Jun 4	LAF Open Cup Competition
1500m	4:27.72	-	Jun 4	LAF Open Cup Competition
1500m	4:27.72	-	Jun 3	LAF Open Cup Competition
800m	DNF	-	May 27	IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem - National Events
MileRoad	4:56.5HT	-	May 6	Latvian 1 Mile Road Running Championships
MileRoad	4:56.5HT	-	May 6	Latvian 1 Mile Road Running Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	2:06.20	-	Jun 26	Latvian Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
800m	2:06.20	-	Jun 25	Latvian Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
1500m	4:30.93	-	Jun 25	Latvian Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
MileRoad	4:54.0HT	-	May 14	Latvian 1 Mile Road Running Championships
MileRoad	4:54.0HT	-	May 14	Latvian 1 Mile Road Running Championships
800m-short-track	2:10.37	-	Feb 27	Latvian Indoor Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Manēža, Valmiera (i)
1500m-short-track	4:22.86	-	Feb 26	Latvian Indoor Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Manēža, Valmiera (i)
1500m-short-track	4:33.61	-	Feb 5	LVS/ Sportland kauss 3.posms, Jāņa Daliņa Manēža, Valmiera (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	DNF	-	Aug 8	The XXXII Olympic Games
1500m	4:19.69	-	Jul 2	Latvian U20 Championships, Ogres Stadions, Ogre - Invitational Events
800m	2:03.95	-	Jun 27	Latvian Championships, Zemgales Olimpiskā centra Stadions, Jelgava
4x400m	3:43.05	-	Jun 20	European Athletics Team Championships Second League

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Līga Velvere's 800 Metres Short Track personal best?

Līga Velvere's 800 Metres Short Track personal best is 2:01.10, set on Feb 12, 2019 in Eaubonne (FRA) (i).

Which events does Līga Velvere compete in?

Līga Velvere competes in the 800 Metres Short Track and 400 m hurdles.

How did Līga Velvere perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 5:28.35, set on Sep 19, 2026. Last competition: World Athletics Road Running Championships on Sep 19, 2026, 5:28.35.

Līga Velvere

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