Ainārs Kovals

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Latvia
Olympic Games
Silver	2008 Beijing	Javelin
Universiade
Gold	2005 Izmir	Javelin
Bronze	2007 Bangkok	Javelin
Gold	2009 Belgrade	Javelin

Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981 in Riga, Latvia) is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka.

He is married to javelin thrower Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Latvia
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	77.61 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	1st	80.67 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	85.95 m (PB)
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	82.32 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	82.23 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	2nd	86.64 m (PB)
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	81.58 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	81.54 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	80.07 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	81.19 m

References

• IAAF profile for Ainārs Kovals

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