Diāna Dadzīte (born 4 February 1986) is ānaDadzīa Latvian track and field athlete competing in javelin throw.
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.
References
External links
Grosseto 2016 profile at Paralympic.org
1986 births
Living people
Paralympic athletes for Latvia
Paralympic gold medalists for Latvia
Paralympic silver medalists for Latvia
World record holders in para-athletics
Latvian female javelin throwers
Latvian female discus throwers
World Para Athletics Championships winners
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair javelin throwers Wheelchair discus throwers Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic discus throwers