Ieva Tare
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Ieva Tāre is a Latvian
women's basketball
player with SK Cēsis
and Latvia women's national basketball team
.
Tāre was trained by the current Latvian national women's team coach Ainars Zvirgzdiņš
since her school years. She joined SK Cēsis
, her current team, in 2008 shortly after the end of the 2008 Summer Olympics
. Previously she had played for TTT/Rīga, as well as several other local and foreign clubs before 2000. In the early 1990s, Tāre turned down an offer to play in the United States due to her poor English
skills.
Tāre is married to a former Latvian national rugby team player named Juris. From December 2005 to March 2007 Tāre did not play due to pregnancy and care
for her newborn son, Emīls. She turned down an offer from SK Cēsis and returned to TTT/Rīga afterwards.
Tāre has played for the Latvian women's national basketball team in three EuroBasket Women
championships, including the 2007 championship
where she assisted the team in its way to the 4th place. In total she has represented the team in more than a hundred games. She has also represented the USSR women's U-16 national team and became the European U-16 champion. The championship was held in Portugal.
During the qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics
, in the final game versus Angola
, Tāre suffered a serious arm injury, later confirmed to be both a broken arm
and a dislocated elbow. She was rushed off court by the medical team. Thanks to a speedy recovery programme she was able to play in the Olympics.
Latvians
Latvians or Letts are the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia.-History:Latvians occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia...
women's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
player with SK Cēsis
SK Cesis
SK Cēsis is a professional women's basketball club based in Cēsis, Latvia. In 2008 the team attained second place in Baltic Women's Basketball League championships. In 2009 the team won Latvian championships and participated in FIBA women Eurocup competition where reached sixteenth-final....
and Latvia women's national basketball team
Latvia women's national basketball team
The Latvian women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Latvia. It is administrated by the Latvian Basketball Association...
.
Tāre was trained by the current Latvian national women's team coach Ainars Zvirgzdiņš
Ainārs Zvirgzdiņš
Ainārs Zvirgzdiņš is a Latvian basketball coach, mostly known with the Latvia women's national basketball team. He competed with the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Eurobasket Women 2007.-References:...
since her school years. She joined SK Cēsis
SK Cesis
SK Cēsis is a professional women's basketball club based in Cēsis, Latvia. In 2008 the team attained second place in Baltic Women's Basketball League championships. In 2009 the team won Latvian championships and participated in FIBA women Eurocup competition where reached sixteenth-final....
, her current team, in 2008 shortly after the end of the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Previously she had played for TTT/Rīga, as well as several other local and foreign clubs before 2000. In the early 1990s, Tāre turned down an offer to play in the United States due to her poor English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
skills.
Tāre is married to a former Latvian national rugby team player named Juris. From December 2005 to March 2007 Tāre did not play due to pregnancy and care
Childcare
Child care means caring for and supervising child/children usually from 0–13 years of age. In the United States child care is increasingly referred to as early childhood education due to the understanding of the impact of early experiences of the developing child...
for her newborn son, Emīls. She turned down an offer from SK Cēsis and returned to TTT/Rīga afterwards.
Tāre has played for the Latvian women's national basketball team in three EuroBasket Women
Eurobasket Women
Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Olympic Games.-Summaries:-Performance by nation:-See...
championships, including the 2007 championship
EuroBasket Women 2007
- Group B :- Group C :- Group D :-Qualifying round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:-5th place bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:...
where she assisted the team in its way to the 4th place. In total she has represented the team in more than a hundred games. She has also represented the USSR women's U-16 national team and became the European U-16 champion. The championship was held in Portugal.
During the qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008
The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament....
, in the final game versus Angola
Angola women's national basketball team
Angola women's national basketball team is the basketball team which represents Angolan women internationally. They won the 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women which they hosted...
, Tāre suffered a serious arm injury, later confirmed to be both a broken arm
Bone fracture
A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone...
and a dislocated elbow. She was rushed off court by the medical team. Thanks to a speedy recovery programme she was able to play in the Olympics.
Teams
- 1990–1993: BK Jūrmala
- 1993–1994: Visby Ladies
- 1994–1995: Fokopo Forsa
- 1995–1996: Honka Espoo
- 1996: RTU/Klondaika Rīga
- 1996–1998: Alvik Stockholm
- 1998–1999: La Spezia
- 1999–2000: Universitātes Sports Rīga
- 2000–2008: TTT/Rīga
- 2008–2010: SK CēsisSK CesisSK Cēsis is a professional women's basketball club based in Cēsis, Latvia. In 2008 the team attained second place in Baltic Women's Basketball League championships. In 2009 the team won Latvian championships and participated in FIBA women Eurocup competition where reached sixteenth-final....