- Nadezhda Yakubovich
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Nadezhda Yakubovich (Russian: Надежда Якубович; born February 24, 1954 in Narutovichi, Brest) is a retired female javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union during her career. She is best known for twice winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the Summer Universiade.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing 
Soviet Union1975 World Student Games Rome, Italy 1st 61.72 m 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 7th 59.16 m 1977 World Student Games Sofia, Bulgaria 1st 61.42 m References
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's Javelin Throw 1959: Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS) • 1961: Yelena Gorchakova (URS) • 1963: Almut Brömmel (FRG) • 1965: Mihaela Peneş (ROM) • 1967: RaNae Bair (USA) • 1970: Daniela Jaworska (POL) • 1973: Svetlana Korolyova (URS) • 1975 – 1977: Nadezhda Yakubovich (URS) • 1979: Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROM) • 1981: Petra Felke (GDR) • 1983: Beate Peters (FRG) • 1985: Ivonne Leal (CUB) • 1987: Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS) • 1989: Silke Renk (GDR) • 1991: Tatyana Shikolenko (URS) • 1993: Lee Young-Sun (KOR) • 1995: Felicia Ţilea (ROM) • 1997: Isel López (CUB) • 1999: Ewa Rybak (POL) • 2001: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) • 2003: Barbara Madejczyk (POL) • 2005: Barbora Špotáková (CZE) • 2007: Buoban Pamang (THA) • 2009 – 2011: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- Javelin throwers
- Soviet athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
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