Elvīra Ozoliņa
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Elvīra Anatoļjevna Ozoliņa (, born 8 October 1939) is a retired
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er. In 1960 she won gold medal with an Olympic Record of 55.98 m and was awarded the
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. Between 1960 and 1963 she set three world records. In 1964 she became the first woman to surpass 60 m (61.38 m, at Soviet Championships), but this result was not ratified as a world record by
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. In the 1964 Olympic final she fouled her last four attempts and finished in a disappointing fifth place. Domestically she won the national title in 1959, 1961–62, 1964, 1966, and 1973. In 1969, Ozoliņa married Jānis Lūsis (1939–2020), the 1968 Olympic champion in men's javelin throw. Their son, Voldemārs Lūsis, competed in the same event for Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and
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* * * * * 1939 births Living people Athletes from Saint Petersburg Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Latvian female javelin throwers Soviet female javelin throwers Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Latvian people of Russian descent Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub