Elvīra Ozoliņa

Elvira Ozoliņa ( also Russian Эльвира Анатольевна Озолина Elvira Anatoljewna osolina; born October 8, 1939 in Leningrad, now St Petersburg ) is a former Latvian athlete, who took for the Soviet Union. At a height of 1.76 m her competition weight was 67 kg.

At the start of the 1960 season Ozoliņa threw twice world record in the javelin throw with 57.92 meters and 59.55 meters. At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960, it was her role as favorite and won with 55.98 m in front of Dana Zátopková ( 53.78 m) from Czechoslovakia. Your second major title won Ozoliņa at the European Championships 1962 in Belgrade. With 54.93 m, it was well ahead of second-placed Romanian Maria Diaconescu with 52.10. After Ozoliņa had in 1963 set up with 59.78 m another world record, she succeeded on August 27, 1964 in Kiev in the championships of the Soviet Union with 61.38 m of the first 60 - meter throw a javelin thrower. So she was the clear favorite at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964. But in qualifying surpassed the Russian Jelena Gorchakova with the world record of 62.40 Ozoliņa. And in the finale threw the 17- year-old Romanian Mihaela Peneş the first attempt, 60.54 m and won with this litter the gold medal. Ozoliņa was 54.81 m Fifth. At the European Championships in Budapest in 1966 Ozoliņa was 55.52 meters, then five.

Except in 1964 won Ozoliņa also in 1961, 1962 and 1966 the champion of the Soviet Union.

Elvira Ozoliņa is married to the also starting for the Soviet Union, Latvian javelin thrower Jānis Lūsis. Both son Voldemars Lūsis is also javelin thrower and took 2000 and 2004 for Latvia at the Olympics in part. Despite her marriage, she joined throughout their careers to under her birth name.