Ainārs Kovals

Ainārs Kovals
Personal information
Born	21 November 1981; Rīga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	86.64 metres (2008)
Olympic Games
Universiade
	Updated on 11 August 2012.

Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981) is a Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres. 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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
2005	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	1st	80.67 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	85.95 m (PB)
2006	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
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	17th (q)	79.19 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	14th (q)	77.70 m

Seasonal bests by year

2002 - 75.05
2003 - 80.75
2004 - 82.13
2005 - 82.22
2006 - 85.95
2007 - 82.23
2008 - 86.64
2009 - 82.47
2010 - 82.33
2011 - 78.39
2012 - 83.89
2013 - 80.71
2014 - 81.75
2015 - 78.90

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References

Ainārs Kovals at World Athletics

External links

Ainārs Kovals at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
Ainars Kovals at the International Olympic Committee

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