Ingrīda Barkāne

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Ingrīda Barkāne (born Verbele ; born January 18, 1948 in Liepāja ) is a former Latvian sprinter and hurdler who started for the Soviet Union .

At the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 , she reached the semi-finals over 400 m .

In 1974 she retired from the European Athletics Championships in Rome over 400 m in the semifinals and won bronze in the 4 x 400 meter relay with the Soviet team. The following year gold followed in the 4-by-320-meter relay at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1975 in Katowice.

At the 1978 European Championship in Prague, she was seventh in the 400-meter hurdles .

Personal bests

  • 400 m: 51.9 s, July 29, 1975, Moscow
  • 400 m hurdles: 55.84 s, August 11, 1979, Kaunas

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