Role Olympic athlete Weight 67 kg Children Voldemars Lusis | Name Elvira Ozolina Height 1.76 m Spouse Janis Lusis | |
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Born 8 October 1939 (age 84) ( 1939-10-08 ) Leningrad, Russia Olympic medals Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women\'s javelin throw Similar People Janis Lusis, Voldemars Lusis, Dana Zatopkova | ||
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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, the 1968 Olympic champion in javelin throw. Their son, Voldemārs Lūsis, competed in the same event at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
