Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981) is a former 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, where he finished second.
He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka. He is married to fellow javelin thrower Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala.
International competitions Representing 2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands4th73.22 m2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland6th72.68 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th77.61 mUniversiade İzmir, Turkey 1st80.67 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th85.95 m (PB)World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany5th82.32 m2007Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 3rd82.23 m2008Olympic Games Beijing, China 2nd86.64 m (PB)2009Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st81.58 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7th81.54 mWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece7th80.07 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th81.19 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland15th (q)76.32 mOlympic Games London, United Kingdom17th (q)79.19 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland14th (q)77.70 m
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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