Mariya Yakovenko

Mariya Yakovenko (Russian: Мария Яковенко; born 6 January 1982 in Krasnodar) is a female javelin thrower from Russia. Her personal best throw is 62.23 metres, achieved in August 2007 in Tula.

She competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 as well as the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final.

Vakovenko tested positive for Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol) 19 February 2013 and was subsequently banned for two years, ending 7 August 2015.[1]

International competitions
Representing  Russia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 11th Javelin throw 45.30 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Javelin throw 57.52 m
Universiade Daegu, South Korea 7th Javelin throw 53.57 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 28th (q) Javelin throw 50.37 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 17th (q) Javelin throw 57.51 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 47th (q) Javelin throw 51.67 m

See also

References
  1. IAAF: List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under IAAF Rules 31 October 2014, iaaf.org


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