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.
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