Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala

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.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
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

Personal bests

Event Mark Venue Year
Javelin 60.13 m Beijing, China 2008

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