Valentīna Gotovska

Latvian track and field athlete Valentīna Gotovska competed in the high jump and the long jump, setting national records in both disciplines. Throughout her career Gotovska also won more than 20 national titles, becoming the Latvian champion in the high jump (1992–96), long jump (1995–99, 2003), heptathlon (1994, 1996), 100 metres (1995), indoor high jump (1993–95), and indoor long jump (1995–98, 2002–03).

Gotovska initially began her career as a high jumper, competing in the discipline at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, tying for 13th place. She then began to focus on the long jump, representing Latvia at the next three consecutive Olympics, with a best performance of 19th place at the 2000 Games in Sydney. She was a regular at both the World and European Championships for more than a decade, although she never finished on the podium at either. After her competitive career Gotovska worked as a coach.

Personal Bests: HJ – 1.97 (1990); LJ – 6.91 (2000).