Ainārs Kovals

Ainārs Kovals

Personal information
Born	(1981-11-21) November 21, 1981 Rīga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Javelin Universiade 2005 Izmir Javelin 2009 Belgrade Javelin 2007 Bangkok Javelin
Updated on 11 August 2012

Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981 in Riga, Latvia) is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka.

He is married to 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
	Universiade	Izmir, 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

• 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

References

• Ainārs Kovals at World Athletics