Valentīna Gotovska (born 3 September 1965 in Krāslava) is a retired Latvian long jumper.
Her personal best jump is 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu. In her earlier career she was a high jumper, with a personal best of 1.97 metres from 1990. Gotovska retired after the 2005 season.
Achievements Representing the 1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia7thHigh jump1.89 mRepresenting 1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy5thHigh jump1.85 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain13thHigh jump1.83 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada17th (q)High jump1.86 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8thHigh jump1.91 m1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France16th (q)High jump1.85 mGoodwill GamesSt. Petersburg, Russia6thHigh jump1.88 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland22nd (q)High jump1.85 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain27th (q)High jump1.80 m18th (q)Long jump6.06 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden26th (q)Long jump6.32 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States28th (q)Long jump6.08 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)Long jump6.43 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece29th (q)Long jump6.20 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary15th (q)Long jump6.47 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain15th (q)Long jump6.55 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium11th (q)Long jump6.42 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia19th (q)Long jump6.47 m2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal8thLong jump6.46 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada5thLong jump6.84 m2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany12thLong jump5.93 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France11thLong jump6.43 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5thLong jump6.67 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece24th (q)Long jump6.41 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco7thLong jump6.11 m2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain12th (q)Long jump6.29 m
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