Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala

Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala

Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 36) Riga, Latvian SSR
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Updated on 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	25th (q)	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
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	9th	52.20 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (q)	56.11 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	18th (q)	58.15 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	59.34 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	20th (q)	58.86 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	11th	57.82 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	7th	62.20 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th (q)	57.58 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (q)	60.92 m

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Venue	Year
Javelin	60.13 m	Beijing, China	2008

External links

• Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala at World Athletics

Awards
Preceded by Aiga Grabuste	Latvian Rising Sportspersonality of the Year 2008	Succeeded by Anastasija Sevastova