Valentīna Eiduka
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Valentīna Eiduka is a retired Latvia
n javelin throw
er. Currently she is the coach of several notable Latvian javelin throwers, including Olympic
medalists Vadims Vasiļevskis
and Ainārs Kovals
.
Her personal best throw is 52.97 metres, achieved in 1964. During her career she became an eight-time Latvian SSR
champion in javelin throw. In 2006 and 2008 she was voted the Latvian Coach of the year
. In 2008 she also received the fourth rank Order of the Three Stars
.
She has been coaching Olympic
medalists Vadims Vasiļevskis
and Ainārs Kovals
, as well as the current junior world record holder Zigismunds Sirmais
, Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala, Inga Kožarenoka
. Formerly she also coached Voldemārs Lūsis
, the son of legendary Jānis Lūsis
.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er. Currently she is the coach of several notable Latvian javelin throwers, including Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
medalists Vadims Vasiļevskis
Vadims Vasilevskis
Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...
and Ainārs Kovals
Ainars Kovals
Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....
.
Her personal best throw is 52.97 metres, achieved in 1964. During her career she became an eight-time Latvian SSR
Latvian SSR
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Latvian SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union. Established on 21 July 1940 as a puppet state during World War II in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied by...
champion in javelin throw. In 2006 and 2008 she was voted the Latvian Coach of the year
Latvian Sportspersonality of the year
The Latvian Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 2005, for both men and women.-Titles by sport:- External links :*...
. In 2008 she also received the fourth rank Order of the Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars is order awarded for merits in service for Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra"...
.
She has been coaching Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
medalists Vadims Vasiļevskis
Vadims Vasilevskis
Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...
and Ainārs Kovals
Ainars Kovals
Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....
, as well as the current junior world record holder Zigismunds Sirmais
Zigismunds Sirmais
Zigismunds Sirmais is a Latvian javelin thrower. Sirmais achieved his best result of 84.69 m on June 22, 2011 in Bauska, Latvia. This is the current world junior record. He is competing for the club Arkādija under coach Valentīna Eiduka.-Achievements:-External links:...
, Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala, Inga Kožarenoka
Inga Kožarenoka
Inga Kožarenoka is a female javelin thrower from Latvia. Her personal best throw is 59.97 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Murjani. At the time it became Latvian record...
. Formerly she also coached Voldemārs Lūsis
Voldemars Lusis
Voldemārs Lūsis is a former Latvian athlete, who competed in the javelin throw. He is the son of Jānis Lūsis and Elvīra Ozoliņa. Lūsis finished in eleventh place in 2001 World Championships. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. During his career he was...
, the son of legendary Jānis Lūsis
Janis Lusis
Jānis Lūsis is a Latvian athlete who competed in javelin throw.Lūsis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society...
.