Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981) is a Latvian
track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
athlete who competes in the
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 ...
. 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
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1981 births
Living people
Athletes from Riga
Latvian male javelin throwers
Olympic athletes for Latvia
Olympic silver medalists for Latvia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Latvia
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Latvia
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Latvia
Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
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