Ilonda Lūse

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameIlonda•Lūse
Used nameIlonda•Lūse
Born11 July 1972 in Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
Measurements181 cm / 72 kg
NOC Latvia

Biography

Ilonda Luse, born in Riga, was the first Latvian skater to compete internationally since Latvia’s independence in 1991. Lūse débuted at the 1994 European Championships, aged 22, and took part in the Lillehammer Olympics that same year, finishing 25th in the 3,000 m. Lūse, a former chemical student, participated in seven European Championships and three World Championships, but never made the final distance. She also took part in one World Sprint Championship (32nd, 1998) and one World Single Distance Championships, in 2001, where she was disqualified in the 5,000 m.

Personal Bests: 500 – 40.98 (2001); 1000 – 1:19.77 (2001); 1500 – 2:02.63 (2001); 3000 – 4:17.96 (2001); 5000 – 7:26.24 (2001).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1994 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) LAT Ilonda Lūse
3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 25
1998 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) LAT Ilonda Lūse
1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 39
1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) 32
3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 28
2002 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) LAT Ilonda Lūse
1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) 35
3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 30