Latvian long jumper
Valentīna Gotovska (born 3 September 1965 in Krāslava) is a retired Latvian long jumper.
Her personal best jump is 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu. In her earlier career she was a high jumper, with a personal best of 1.97 metres from 1990. Gotovska retired after the 2005 season.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing the Soviet Union
|
1990
|
European Championships
|
Split, Yugoslavia
|
7th
|
High jump
|
1.89 m
|
Representing Latvia
|
1992
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Genoa, Italy
|
5th
|
High jump
|
1.85 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
13th
|
High jump
|
1.83 m
|
1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Canada
|
17th (q)
|
High jump
|
1.86 m
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
8th
|
High jump
|
1.91 m
|
1994
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
16th (q)
|
High jump
|
1.85 m
|
Goodwill Games
|
St. Petersburg, Russia
|
6th
|
High jump
|
1.88 m
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
22nd (q)
|
High jump
|
1.85 m
|
1995
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
27th (q)
|
High jump
|
1.80 m
|
18th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.06 m
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
26th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.32 m
|
1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
28th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.08 m
|
1997
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
13th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.43 m
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
29th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.20 m
|
1998
|
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
15th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.47 m
|
1999
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
15th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.55 m
|
2000
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Ghent, Belgium
|
11th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.42 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
19th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.47 m
|
2001
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
8th
|
Long jump
|
6.46 m
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
6.84 m
|
2002
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
12th
|
Long jump
|
5.93 m
|
2003
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
11th
|
Long jump
|
6.43 m
|
2004
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
6.67 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
24th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.41 m
|
World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
7th
|
Long jump
|
6.11 m
|
2005
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Madrid, Spain
|
12th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.29 m
|
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