- Darya Pchelnik
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Darya Pchelnik (Belarusian: Дар'я Пчэльнік; born 20 December 1981 in Hrodna) is a female hammer thrower from Belarus. Her personal best is 76.33 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Minsk.
She finished tenth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, won the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition she competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. She had a strong start to the 2010 season after throwing 75.42 m to win at the Grande Prêmio Caixa Governo do Pará in May.[1]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th 65.54 m 2007 World Student Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 68.74 m 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 4th 73.65 m 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 15th 69.30 m World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 5th 69.00 m References
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2010-05-21). Pchelnik throws Hammer to 75.42m in Belém. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-09.
- IAAF profile for Darya Pchelnik
- sports-reference
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's Hammer Throw 1997 –1999: Mihaela Melinte (ROM) • 2001: Manuela Montebrun (FRA) • 2003: Liu Yinghui (CHN) • 2005: Kamila Skolimowska (POL) • 2007: Darya Pchelnik (BLR) • 2009: Betty Heidler (GER) • 2011: Zalina Marghieva (MDA)
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Belarusian hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Belarus
- People from Grodno
- Belarusian athletics biography stubs
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