Moonika Aava (born 19 June 1979) is an Estonian

javelin thrower The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. Her personal best is 61.42 metres achieved on 2 August 2004, in her home country's capital

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

. This is the former Estonian record. She practices

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

with the Pärnu SK Altius club under the supervision of

Toomas Merila Toomas Merila (born 15 August 1939) is an Estonian coach and former javelin thrower. He was born in Tallinn. In 1963 he graduated from Tartu State University's Institute of Physical Education. He started his sporting exercising under the guidanc ...

, her trainer. She won the national championships in 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

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* 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Rakvere Estonian female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Estonia World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia 20th-century Estonian women 21st-century Estonian women {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub