Ainārs Kovals

Ainārs Koval ( born November 21, 1981 in Riga) is a Latvian javelin thrower.

He finished seventh at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005. The following year, he scored at the European Athletics Championships in 2006 in the qualifying with 85.95 meters, a personal best and was in the final with 81.65 m fifth.

In 2007, he failed in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka in qualifying.

At the Olympic Games in 2008, he increased his personal best to 86.64 m and won the silver medal behind Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR ) and before Tero Pitkämäki ( FIN).

Ainārs Koval is married with javelin thrower Sinta Ozoliņa - Kovala.

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