Elvīra Ozoliņa | |
Full Name: | Elvīra Anatoļjevna Ozoliņa |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1939 |
Birth Place: | Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Weight: | 67 kg |
Sport: | Javelin throw |
Club: | Burevestnik, Saint Petersburg |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Elvīra Anatoļjevna Ozoliņa (ru|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.[1]
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.[2]