Ainārs Kovals

Ainārs Kovals
Personal information
Born (1981-11-21) 21 November 1981 (age 44)
Rīga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Latvia
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin
Achievements and titles
Personal best86.64 metres (2008)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingJavelin
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2005 İzmirJavelin
Gold medal – first place2009 BelgradeJavelin
Bronze medal – third place2007 BangkokJavelin
Updated on 11 August 2012

Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981) is a former Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 86.64 m. He achieved this at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished second.

He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka. He is married to fellow javelin thrower Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Latvia
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 73.22 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 72.68 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 77.61 m
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 1st 80.67 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 85.95 m (PB)
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 5th 82.32 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 82.23 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 2nd 86.64 m (PB)
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st 81.58 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 81.54 m
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 7th 80.07 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th 81.19 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th (q) 76.32 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 17th (q) 79.19 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 14th (q) 77.70 m

Seasonal bests by year

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ainārs Kovals". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.