Diāna Dadzīte

Diāna Dadzīte (born 4 February 1986) is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in javelin throw.

Diāna Dadzīte

Personal information
Born	4 February 1986 (1986-02-04) (age 38)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F55
Event(s)	Javelin throw, discus throw, shot put
Medal record Representing Latvia Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F55/56 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 2019 Dubai Javelin throw - F56

Dadzīte participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she was flag bearer of the Latvian team at the opening ceremony. At the F55/F56 javelin throw competition she became Paralympic champion with a new world record throw of 23.26 meters. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's javelin throw F56, winning a bronze medal, and in Women's discus throw F55, winning a silver medal.

She competed at the 2017 World Championship, in shot put F55, discus F55 and javelin F56, winning three gold medals.

External links

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