Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala Explained

Birth Date:26 February 1988
Birth Place:Riga, Latvian SSR
Weight:78kg (172lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin
Updated:11 August 2012

Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala (born 26 February 1988) is a Latvian javelin thrower. She is the 2007 European Junior silver medalist.

Personal life

Ozoliņa was born on 26 February 1988 in Riga. She is married to Dainis Sprudzāns.

Career

Ozoliņa-Kovala is coached by Valentīna Eiduka. In 2006, she competed at the World Junior Championships, reached the final and finished in sixth place. She won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, finishing second only to Ukraine's Vira Rebryk.

In 2008, Ozoliņa-Kovala made her first appearance at the Summer Olympics. During the javelin throw qualification, she 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.

Achievements

-2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco25th (q)39.34 m
2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China6th56.38 m
2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands2nd57.01 m
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China11th53.38 m
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania9th52.20 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain13th (q)56.11 m
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea18th (q)58.15 m
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th59.34 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom20th (q)58.86 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland11th57.82 m
2015Beijing, China7th62.20 m
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands14th (q)57.58 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (q)60.92 m

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