Information about Paralympic athlete from Ropaži - Sanita Lietniece.

1. Sanita Āboltiņa
(Lietniece)
Comenius
School Partnership
2011-2013

3. Presentation made by
students from class 1b
Posters, photos, videos of
presentation, information about
the athlete
Part 2

4. • My name is Sanita Āboltiņa (Lietniece).
• I was born in Viesite, on April30, 1974. At the age
of three months I fell ill with cerebral palsy
(poliomyelitis). I’ve got one sister – my twin sister.
For many years I lived in Ropaži. When I was three
to six years old I stayed in sanatoriums.
• In 1982 till 1992 I learned at Raiskuma sanatorium
boarding school.

5. • On July 27, 1992, I joined sports club for
disabled people “Optimists”, thus I started my
sport activities that lasted for 13 years till 2005.
During the first years I participated in
competitions in Latvia and showed good results.
In 1994 I began to work with my coach Aldis
Šūpolnieks. Up to 1994 I showed the
qualification results for Atlanta Paralympic
Games and I was included in Latvian team.

6. • 1996. Atlanta Paralympic Games.
• Five athletes from Latvia participated in them.
• I ran 100 m (the 5th place) and did discus-throwing (the
5th place).

7. • 1998. World championship in track-and-field athletics in
Birmingham, UK. I took part in three disciplines- 100 m
race, shot-put, discus-throwing.
• This was the last time I ran 100m distance.

8. This world championship was
really successful for me. I • Year 2000. Paralympic
won two gold medals: in Games in Sydney.
discus-throwing and shot- • I took part in two
put, as well the 7th place in disciplines: discus-throwing
100m distance. It helped and shot-put.
me to get the pass to
Sydney Paralympic Games.

10. • In 2001 I joined Yurmala Accountancy College and
graduated from it in 2003.

11. • Year 2002. World championship in track-and-field
athletics in Asena, France. I took part in shot-put (4th
place)and discus-throwing (3rd place).

12. • 2004 gads. Atēnu • 2003. Athens Paralympic
Paralimpiskās spēles. Startēju Games.
diska mešanā un lodes
grūšanā. Ieguvu 12 vietu lodes • I participated in discus-
grūšanā un 11 vietu diska throwing (the 11th place) and
mešanā. Atēnas bija manas shot-put (the 12th place).
pēdējās Paralimpiskās spēles. • Athens were the last
paralympic games where I
participated.

13. • In 2005 I finished my sports activities.
• From 2005 till 2010 I worked in a printing company.
• On June 21, 2008 I got married.
• Soon there will be a new member in Sanita’s family.

14. The paralympic team with the president of Latvia Vaira
Vīķe-Freiberga after Athens Paralympic Games.