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{{Short description|Latvian javelin thrower (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Riga]], [[Latvian SSR]]
| height ={{height|m=1.86}}
| weight ={{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country = {{LAT}}
| sport =Athletics
| event =[[Javelin throw|Javelin]]
| coach =
| highestranking =
| pb =
| medaltemplates =
| updated = 11 August 2012
}}
'''Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala''' (born 26 February 1988) is a [[Latvia]]n [[javelin throw]]er. She was the [[2007 European Athletics Junior Championships|2007 European Junior]] silver medalist. She competed for Latvia at the [[2008 Olympic Games|2008]], [[2012 Olympic Games|2012]] and [[2016 Olympic Games]].

== Career ==
Ozoliņa-Kovala was one of many Latvian [[javelin throw]]ers coached by [[Valentīna Eiduka]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.1188.lv/en/news/mirusi-skepmesanas-trenere-valentina-eiduka/22087 |website=ll88.lv|accessdate=30 April 2025|date= 19 November 2023|title=
Javelin thrower coach Valentina Eiduka dies}}</ref> In 2006, she competed at the [[World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]], reached the final and finished in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6945850?eventId=10229533 |title=Beijing IAAF World Junior Championships |accessdate=30 April 2025|date= 15 August 2006}}</ref> She won the silver medal at the [[2007 European Athletics Junior Championships|2007 European Junior Championships]], finishing second only to [[Ukraine]]'s [[Vira Rebryk]].<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6899744?eventId=10229533 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date= 19 July 2007|title= European Junior Championships}}</ref>

In 2008, Ozoliņa-Kovala made her first appearance at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|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 tenth place.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6977748?eventId=10229533 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date= 15 August 2008|title= The XXIX Olympic Games}}</ref>

She competed at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain, but did not reach the final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7003369?eventId=10229533 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=27 April 2025|title=Barcelona European Championships|date=27 July 2010}}</ref>

She had a sixth place finish at the [[2012 European Athletics Championships]] in Helsinki, Finland, with a best throw of 58.34 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7013034?eventId=10229533 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=27 April 2025|title=European Championships|date=1 July 2012}}</ref> Competing at the [[2012 London Olympics]], Ozoliņa-Kovala had her best throw in the second round of 58.86 meters. Ozoliņa-Kovala ranked 11th in her group and 20th in the overall standings of the qualification competition, which was not enough to qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/sports/citi/skaties-interviju-skepmeteja-ozolina-kovala-pec-neieklusanas-finala.a5164/|website=lsm.lv|language=Latvian|accessdate=30 April 2025|title= Skaties interviju: šķēpmetēja Ozoliņa-Kovala pēc neiekļūšanas finālā|date=7 August 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, Ozoliņa-Kovala won the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF) Challenge Series in [[Beijing]]. She won with a throw of 60.90 meters, 64 centimetres ahead of second-place finisher [[Maria Abakumova]] of Russia. In early May of that year she placed fourth at the previous Challenge Series competition in Tokyo with a throw of 59.25 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/sports/vieglatletika/skepmeteja-ozolina-kovala-uzvar-iaaf-serijas-sacensibas.a57121/|website=lsm.lv|access-date=30 April 2025|title= Šķēpmetēja Ozoliņa-Kovala uzvar IAAF sērijas sacensībās|date=21 May 2013}}</ref> She threw a personal best distance of 64.38 metres in Riga in 2013, 13 centimetres behind the Latvian record set by [[Madara Palameika]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://athletics.lv/en/article/1189/ozolina-kovala-iuzbruki-latvijas-rekordam-viri-met-pari-80-metriem|website=athletics.lv|access-date=30 April 2025|title= OZOLIŅA-KOVALA <I>ATTACKS</I> THE LATVIAN RECORD, MEN THROW OVER 80 METERS|date=30 May 2013|language=Latvian}}</ref>

Competing in [[Zurich]], Switzerland, she had an eleventh place finish at the [[2014 European Athletics Championships]] with a best throw of 57.82 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7049119?eventId=10229533|website=World Athletics|accessdate=27 April 2025|title= Zürich European Championships|date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

She had a seventh place finish at the [[2025 World Athletics Championships]] in Beijing where she threw 62.20 metres.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7078726?eventId=10229533 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date= 22 August 2015|title= IAAF World Championships}}</ref>

She competed at the [[2016 European Athletics Championships]] in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but did not qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7093750?eventId=10229533 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=27 April 2025|title=European Championships|date=6 July 2016}}</ref> She competed at her third Olympic Games at the [[2016 Summer Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], but did not qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7093747?eventId=10229533 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date= 12 August 2016|title= The XXXI Olympic Games}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She married Dainis Sprudzāns in [[Kuldīga]] in the week after she competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics. After the wedding, the athlete took her husband's surname.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nra.lv/izklaide/185426-vakara-zinas-apprecejusies-skepmeteja-sinta-ozolina.htm|website=nra.lv|accessdate=30 April 2025|title= Javelin thrower Sinta Ozoliņa gets married|first=Santa |last=Sergeyeva|date=Sep 20, 2016
}}</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}|-
|2005
|[[2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
|[[Marrakesh, Morocco]]
|25th (q)
|39.34 m
|-
|2006
|[[2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|6th
|[[2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw|56.38 m]]
|-
|2007
|[[2007 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Hengelo, Netherlands]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|57.01 m
|-
|2008
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|11th
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|53.38 m]]
|-
|2009
|[[2009 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Kaunas, Lithuania]]
|9th
|[[2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw|52.20 m]]
|-
|2010
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|13th (q)
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw|56.11 m]]
|-
|2011
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|18th (q)
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw|58.15 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|6th
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw|59.34 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|20th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|58.86 m]]
|-
|2014
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Zürich, Switzerland]]
|11th
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw|57.82 m]]
|-
|2015
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|7th
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw|62.20 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|14th (q)
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw|57.58 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|14th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|60.92 m]]
|}

==Personal bests==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="75%"
!Event
!Mark
!Venue
!Year
|-
|[[Javelin throw|Javelin]]
|60.13 m
|[[Beijing]], [[China]]
|2008
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics||name=Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala}}

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[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Athletes from Riga]]
[[Category:Latvian female javelin throwers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Latvia]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Latvia]]

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