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Ainārs Kovals
Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981) is a Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 86.64 m. He achieved this at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ..., where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka. He is married to fellow javelin thrower Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala. International competitions 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 * External links * * * 1981 births Living people Athletes from Riga Latvian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Latvia Olympi ...
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Rīga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planning Region, Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava (river), Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 Riga summit, 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and the 2006 IIHF Wo ...
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2001 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 3rd European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ..., at Olympisch Stadion on 12–15 July 2001. Results Complete results and medal winners were published. Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 737 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (9) * (2) * (27) * (11) * (2) * (5) * (8) * (1) * (20) * (1) * (7) * (29) * (73) * (71) * (50) * (27) * (25) * (3) * (13) * (1) * (38) * (10) * (14) * (1) * (3) * (23) * (9) * (45) * (16) * (25) * (36) * (1) * (8) * (13) * (45) * (27) * (8) * (4) * (20) * (5) References Medalists GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-06-03.
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Athletics At The 2005 Summer Universiade – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2005 Summer Universiade was held on 15–17 August in İzmir, Turkey. Medalists Results Qualification Final ReferencesFinals resultsQualification results
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ...
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İzmir
İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had a population of 2,938,292 (in eleven urban districts), while İzmir Province had a total population of 4,493,242. Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 3,264,154 inhabitants. It extends along the outlying waters of the Gulf of İzmir and inland to the north across the Gediz River Delta; to the east along an alluvial plain created by several small streams; and to slightly more rugged terrain in the south. İzmir has more than 3,000 years of recorded history, recorded urban history, and Yeşilova Höyük, up to 8,500 years of history as a human settlement since the Neolithic period. In classical antiquity, the city was known as Smyrna – a name which remained in use in English and various other languages until around 1930, when governmen ...
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Athletics At The 2005 Summer Universiade
The Athletics (sport), athletics competition in the 2005 Summer Universiade was held on the İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu in İzmir, Turkey, between 15 August and 20 August 2005. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table See also *2005 in athletics (track and field) ReferencesWorld Student Games (Universiade – Men)– GBR Athletics– GBR AthleticsFinals results– FIBU
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2005 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Javelin Throw
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 10. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Startlist Records Qualification Group A Group B Final Notes External linksIAAF results, heatskoti.welho
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Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki () is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with  million in the capital region and  million in the metropolitan area. As the most populous urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a metropolitan area. This area is often considered Finland's only metropolis and is the world's northernmost metropolitan area with over one million inhabitants. Additionally, it is the northernmost capital of ...
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2005 World Championships In Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics (, ), under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic events, some of which were included as exhibition events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy rainfall. Background Bidding The original winning bid for the competition was for London but the cost to build the required stadium at Picketts Lock and host the event was deemed too expensive by the government. UK Athletics suggested to move the host city to Sheffield (using Don Valley Stadium), but the IAAF stated that having London as the host city was central to their winning the bid. The championships bidding process was reopened as a result. The United Kingdom's withdrawal as host was the first case for a major sporting event in a developed c ...
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2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July. Medalists Results Final 20 July Qualifications 18 July Qualifying 77.50 or 12 best to the Final Group A Group B Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 European Athletics Championships, Mens javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ... Javelin throw at the European Athletics U23 Championships ...
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Bydgoszcz has made it an inland port and a vital centre for trade and transportation. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland. Today, it is the seat of Bydgoszcz County and one of the two capitals of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship as a seat of its centrally appointed governor, a voivode. Bydgoszcz metropolitan area comprising the city and several adjacent communities is inhabited by half a million people, and forms a part of an extended polycentric Bydgoszcz-Toruń metropolitan area with a population of approximately 0.8 million inhabitants. Since the Middle Ages, Bydgoszcz served as a Royal city in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, royal city of the Crown of the Kingdom of Po ...
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2003 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 4th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Bydgoszcz, Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 17 and 20 July 2003. Results Complete results and medal winners were published. Men's Women's †: In the 1500 metres event, Rasa Drazdauskaitė from Lithuania ranked initially 2nd (4:12.16), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules. Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 816 athletes from 46 countries participated in the event. * (3) * (1) * (5) * (2) * (44) * (23) * (1) * (5) * (12) * (5) * (23) * (3) * (17) * (33) * (61) * (1) * (62) * (53) * (27) * (22) * (2) * (18) * (4) * (34) * (14) * (1) * (12) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (5) * (18) * (8) * (68) * (11) * (18) * (48) * (2) * (5) * (10) * (6) * (41) * (28) * (13) * (6) * (35) References European U23 Championships results
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