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Ainārs Kovals

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Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981) is a 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ainārs Kovals is the 4,256th most popular athlete (down from 4,048th in 2024), the 271st most popular biography from Latvia and the 25th most popular Latvian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ainārs Kovals ranks 4,256 out of 6,025Before him are Wang Zhen, Libor Charfreitag, Sergei Bulygin, Carlos Mercenario, Igor Hinić, and Philipp Schoch. After him are Ejegayehu Dibaba, Lidia Șimon, Johannes Vetter, Uta Rohländer, Hans-Peter Steinacher, and Tahar Tamsamani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Ainārs Kovals ranks 896Before him are Carlos Boozer, Young Buck, Eli Manning, Sandra Schmitt, Eric Lively, and Khalid Askri. After him are Rika Fujiwara, Etto, Rafał Brzozowski, Kaori Iida, Narsha, and Hideo Itami.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Ainārs Kovals ranks 271 out of 323Before him are Aminata Savadogo (1993), Juris Laizāns (1979), Alexander Shabalov (1967), Viktoria Modesta (1987), Dainis Krištopāns (1990), and Mārtiņš Rubenis (1978). After him are Alexander Petersson (1980), Herberts Vasiļjevs (1976), Toms Skujiņš (1991), Dāvis Bertāns (1992), Gints Zilbalodis (1994), and Edgars Masaļskis (1980).

Among ATHLETES In Latvia

Among athletes born in Latvia, Ainārs Kovals ranks 25Before him are Jeļena Prokopčuka (1976), Baiba Bendika (1991), Vsevolods Zeļonijs (1973), Marina Trandenkova (1967), Andris Šics (1985), and Mārtiņš Rubenis (1978). After him are Vadims Vasiļevskis (1982), Juris Šics (1983), Oskars Melbārdis (1988), Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (1992), Jeļena Rubļevska (1976), and Tomass Dukurs (1981).