Vita Matīse (born 9 November 1972 in Rīga) is a Latvian windsurfer, who specialized in Mistral One Design, Neil Pryde RS:X, and raceboarding classes.[1] She represented Latvia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has also placed outside the top ten in both Mistral and RS:X classes. In 2013, Matise returned to the sport from her nine-year hiatus and had changed her strategic game plan by delivering an impressive performance and her first ever trophy at the inaugural Raceboard World Championships in Pavlov, Czech Republic.[2][3] As of May 2014, Matise is ranked no. 35 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Latvia |
| Born | 9 November 1972 Rīga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Sailboard |
| Club | Andrezostia |
Matise made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she placed twenty-second in women's Mistral sailboard with a net score of 170 points.[4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Matise qualified for her second Latvian team, as a 32-year-old, in the women's Mistral One Design class by receiving a berth from the 2004 Mistral World Championships in Çeşme, Turkey. Delivering a mediocre effort in the opening races, Matise posted a remarkable grade of 190 net points to pull off a twentieth-place effort in a fleet of twenty-six windsurfers.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vita Matīse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Vita Matīse – pasaules čempione vindsērfingā Attēlu" [Vita Matīse – world champion in windsurfing] (in Latvian). Apollo (Latvia). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Olimpiete Matīse kļuvusi par pasaules čempioni vindsērfingā" [Olympian Matīse became a world champion in windsurfing] (in Latvian). Ziņas Focus. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Sailing – Women's Mistral One Design Class" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 81. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Women's Mistral Sailboard". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Matīse finišē" [Matīse finishes] (in Latvian). Diena. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
External links edit
- Vita Matīse at World Sailing
- Vita Matīse at Olympics.com
- Vita Matīse at Olympedia
- Vita Matīse at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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