MELLE Ieva

Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Sport Class: W2

Place of birth: SMILTENE

Birth Country:

Latvia

Place of residence : BELLUNO

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Archery	Women's Individual Recurve - Open	17

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yumenoshima Ranking Field	Women's Individual Recurve - Open Ranking Round	Finished
	Yumenoshima Final Field	Women's Individual Recurve - Open 1/16 Elimination #113 LAT MELLE IMELLE Ieva Sport Class: W2 3 GBR CHAISTY HCHAISTY Hazel Sport Class: ST 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
8	Individual Recurve - Open	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9	Team Recurve - Open	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
9	Team Recurve - Open	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
9	Individual Recurve - Open	2015	Donaueschingen, GER
9	Team Recurve - Open	2015	Donaueschingen, GER
17	Individual Recurve - Open	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
17	Individual Recurve - Open	2017	Beijing, CHN
17	Team Recurve - Open	2013	Bangkok, THA
17	Individual Recurve - W2	2013	Bangkok, THA
European Championships
8	Team Recurve - Open	2018	Plzen, CZE
9	Individual Recurve - Open	2018	Plzen, CZE

Nav (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

Jewellery making. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

Occupation:

Baltic International Academy, Riga, LAT

Partner Gabriele Meneghel

Languages spoken:

English, Latvian, Russian

Gabriele Meneghel, ITA

Sporting relatives:

Her partner Gabriele Meneghel worked as a technical assistant for the Italian Para archery team between 2013 and 2020 before being appointed to a similar position in the Latvian Para archery team in 2021. (lastampa.it, 04 Aug 2021)

2012 for Latvia, in Czech Republic (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

She began the sport in 2012, at age 27. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

To win gold at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

Philosophy:

"Always look forward." (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

She and Para athlete Aigars Apinis were selected as flag bearers for Latvia at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lsm.lv, 09 Aug 2021)

She was named 2015 Para Athlete of the Year for Riga in Latvia. (archery.lv, 16 Dec 2015)

General Interest

Classification
Open (World Archery, 31 May 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

Impairment Details
Her impairment was caused by an accident she suffered at age 20. (lastampa.it, 04 Aug 2021)

General
MOVE TO ITALY
She moved from Latvia to Belluno in Italy in 2019 to live and train with her partner and coach Gabriele Meneghel. The pair first met in Dubai in 2017. (lastampa.it, 04 Aug 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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