Darya Pchelnik

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 (q) 65.54 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 10th 63.89 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 1st 68.74 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th 73.65 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (q) 69.30 m
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 5th 69.00 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain – NM

References

  1. ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (2010-05-21). Pchelnik throws Hammer to 75.42m in Belém. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-09.



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