Rūta Kate Lasmane Explained

Rūta Kate Lasmane (born 17 December 2000) is a Latvian track and field athlete. She is a multiple time Latvian national champion in the triple jump and long jump.^[1]

Early life

Born and raised in Ventspils, Latvia, she began jumping at twelve years-old. She began at Florida State University in September 2020 to study psychology.^[2]

Career

She was a bronze medalist in the triple jump at the European U20 Athletics Championships in Boras in 2019. She was a bronze medalist in the triple jump at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Tallinn in 2021.^[3]

She won a bronze medal in the triple jump competition of the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Indoor Athletics Championships, breaking the Latvian indoor record held by Gundega Sproģi from 1999, with a jump of 14.15 metres.^{[4] [5]}

Lasmane made her senior international debut at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in the triple jump, but did not reach the final.^{[6] [7]}

In May 2023, she finished second in the triple jump in division two of the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships competition.^[8]

She won the NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[9]

Personal life

Her father is Olympic rower Uģis Lasmanis and her brother is Latvian Olympic basketball player Kārlis Lasmanis.^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ruta Lasmane. June 11, 2023. World Athletics.
2. Web site: Lasmane, a young triple jumper, is happy to start her studies in Florida, training under the guidance of the US national coach. lsm.lv. 17 August 2023. September 12, 2020. Jānis. Bernāns .
3. Web site: Lasmane jumps into the collegiate scene. Gabriel. Tisnes . 17 August 2023. fsunews.com.
4. Web site: Rūta Kate Lasmane breaks the Latvian indoor triple jump record and wins bronze at the NCAA Championships. jauns.lv. 17 August 2023. 14 March 2021.
5. Web site: Rūta Kate Lasmane corrects the Latvian record in three-jump indoor indoors and wins bronze at the NCAA Championship. Archysport.com. 17 August 2023. March 14, 2021.
6. Web site: The triple jumper Lasmane does not make it to the finals of the European Championship in the qualification competition. lsm.lv. 17 August 2023. 17 August 2022.
7. Web site: la.lv. Ventspilniecei Rūtai Lasmanei debijā finālam pietrūka. Gints. Narogs. 18 August 2022. 17 August 2023.
8. Web site: Rūta Kate Lasmane izcīna sudraba medaļu Eiropas komandu čempionātā. Ventspils.lv. 17 August 2023. 23 June 2023.
9. Web site: Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships. ncaa.com. 10 March 2024. 9 March 2024.
10. Web site: Stāsts par ventiņu sportisko ģimeni. Sporto. 2021-03-14. lv. 2021-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727105829/https://www.sporto.lv/sporta-veidi/dazadi/stasts-par-ventinu-sportisko-gimeni/.
11. Web site: Lasmane, who fixed the Latvian record: It would be unthinkable to meet his brother at the Olympic Games. Baltics.news. 17 August 2023. March 16, 2021.