Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala

Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala

Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 29) Riga, Latvian SSR
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Updated on 11 August 2012.

Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala (born 26 February 1988) is a Latvian javelin thrower. She is the 2007 European Junior silver medalist.

Ozoliņa was born on 26 February 1988 in Riga. She is married to javelin thrower Ainārs Kovals, who won silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Ozoliņa-Kovala is coached by Valentīna Eiduka. In 2006, she competed at the World Junior Championships, reached the final and finished in sixth place. She won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, finishing second only to Ukraine's Vira Rebryk.

In 2008, Ozoliņa-Kovala made her first appearance at the Summer Olympics. During the javelin throw qualification, she set a new Latvian record in javelin throw – 60.13m. This result also gave her a spot in the final, as that result was the twelfth best on the night. Two days later, in the final, Ozoliņa's best throw was 53.38m and she finished in 11th place.