Māra Grīva (born 4 August 1989 in Ventspils) is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in the long and triple jump. She won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Her coach is her father Māris Grīva - a well-known Latvian coach, whose athlete Dainis Kūla won the Olympic gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Her sisters Lauma Grīva, Gundega Grīva and brother Janis Svens Grīva are also athletes.

International competitions Representing 2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia14th (q)Triple jump12.43 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania17th (q)Long jump6.14 m2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic5thLong jump6.59 m9thTriple jump13.23 mUniversiadeShenzhen, China12thLong jump6.17 m22nd (q)Triple jump12.49 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland27th (q)Long jump6.00 m2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia8thLong jump6.29 m12thTriple jump12.77 m2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan8thLong jump6.16 m3rdTriple jump13.58 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom10th (q)Long jump6.41 m

Personal bests

Outdoor Long jump – 6.59 ( Ostrava 2011) Triple jump – 13.81 (Norman 2011) Indoor Triple jump – 13.26 (Lincoln 2014) Long jump – 6.41 (Nehvizdy 2019)

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