Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala (born 26 February 1988 in Riga) is a Latvian javelin thrower. She has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka.
In 2006 she participated in World Junior Championships, reached the final and finished in sixth place. In the year of 2007 she participated in European Junior Championships where she won the silver medal and was beaten only by Ukrainian javelin thrower Vira Rebryk.
In 2008 she participated in the Olympic Games, which were the first ones in her career. During the javelin throw qualification she managed to set a new Latvian record in javelin throw – 60.13m. This result also gave her a spot in the final, as that result was the twelfth best on the night. Two days later in the final Ozoliņa's best throw was 53.38m and she finished in 11th place.
She is married to javelin thrower Ainārs Kovals, who won silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 25th | 39.34 m |
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 6th | 56.38 m |
2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 2nd | 57.01 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 11th | 53.38 m |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 13th | 56.11 m |
Event | Mark | Venue | Year |
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Javelin | 60.13 m | Beijing, China | 2008 |