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Elvīra Ozoliņa

Ozoliņa at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Elvīra Anatoļjevna Ozoliņa
Born	(1939-10-08) 8 October 1939 (age 85) Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Javelin throw
Club	Burevestnik, Saint Petersburg
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome Javelin throw European Athletics Championships 1962 Belgrade Javelin throw Universiade 1959 Torino Javelin throw

Elvīra Anatoļjevna Ozoliņa (Russian: Эльвира Анатольевна Озолина, born 8 October 1939) is a retired Soviet javelin thrower. In 1960 she won gold medal with an Olympic Record of 55.98 m and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. Between 1960 and 1963 she set three world records. In 1964 she became the first woman to surpass 60 m (61.38 m, at Soviet Championships), but this result was not ratified as a world record by IAAF. In the 1964 Olympic final she fouled her last four attempts and finished in a disappointing fifth place. Domestically she won the national title in 1959, 1961–62, 1964, 1966, and 1973.

In 1969, Ozoliņa married Jānis Lūsis (1939-2020), the 1968 Olympic champion in men's javelin throw. Their son, Voldemārs Lūsis, competed in the same event for Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.

References

1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elvīra Ozoliņa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
2. "Elvīra Ozoliņa". Olimpiade.lv (in Latvian). Latvian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018.

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• [REDACTED] Media related to Elvīra Ozoliņa at Wikimedia Commons
• Elvīra Ozoliņa at World Athletics
• Elvīra Ozoliņa at Olympics.com
• Elvīra Ozoliņa at Olympedia (archive)
• Elvīra Ozoliņa at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)

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