Silva Oja (since 1986, Silvia Rahnel; born 17 January 1961) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n athletics competitor. She was born in

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

. In 1984 she graduated from

Tallinn Pedagogical Institute Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

's Faculty of Physical Education. She began athletics training in 1968, coached by Linda Rannap. Since 1979 her coach was Hans Torim. In 1979 she won silver medal at

European Athletics Junior Championships The European Athletics U20 Championships (formerly named the European Athletics Junior Championships up to 2015) are the European championships for athletes who are under-20 athletes, which is the age range recognised by World Athletics as jun ...

in hurdles and in pentathlon. She is multiple-times Estonian champion in different athletics disciplines. 1991–2005 she was one of the organizers of television program "TV 10 olümpiastarti". 1995–1997 she was a member of

Estonian Olympic Committee The Estonian Olympic Committee ( et, Eesti Olümpiakomitee) (EOK) is responsible for the Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Estonian Sports Federation ( et, Eesti Spordi Liit) decided to form the Estonian Olympic Committe ...

women's commission. Personal best: * 100 m: 12,0 (1982) * 200 m: 24,8 (1983) * shot put: 15.24 (1984) * javelin: 48.52 (1982)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oja, Silva Living people 1961 births Estonian heptathletes Estonian female sprinters Estonian female shot putters Estonian female javelin throwers Tallinn University alumni Sportspeople from Pärnu