Darya Pishchalnikova is shown above with her silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
On April, 2013 she was banned by the Russian Athletics Federation for ten years and her
results from May 2012 were annulled. (On 20 October 2008 Pishchalnikova
was one of seven Russian athletes who received a two-year doping ban for manipulating drug samples.)
Her throw of 70.69 meters at the 2012 Russian national championships was never validated
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Women's Discus Final.
2012 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Sandra PERKOVIC |
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CRO |
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69.11m |
National record |
| X. Darya PISHCHALNIKOVA |
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RUS |
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67.56m |
DISQ. |
2. LI Yanfeng
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CHN |
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67.22m |
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3. Yarelys BARRIOS
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CUB |
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66.38m |
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4. Nadine MULLER
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GER |
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65.94m |
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5. Melina ROBERT-MICHON
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FRA |
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63.98m |
Season best |
6. Krishna POONIA
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IND |
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63.62m |
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7. Stephanie BROWN TRAFTON
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USA |
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63.01m |
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Darya is pictured above during the final of the women's Discus at the 2007 World Championships
in Osaka. Pischalnikova, the reigning European champion, threw 65.78m
to win the silver medal with a new PB throw. Photo G. Herringshaw.
She later had the result annulled because of her drug taking.
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Women's Discus final
2007 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Franka DIETZSCH |
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GER |
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66.61 |
| X. Darya PISHCHALNIKOVA |
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RUS |
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65.78 DISQ |
| 2. Yarelis BARRIOS |
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CUB |
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63.90 |
| 3. Nicoleta GRASU |
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ROM |
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63.40 |
| 4. Taifeng SUN |
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CHN |
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63.22 |
| 5. Olena ANTONOVA |
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UKR |
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62.41 |
| 6. Joanna WISNIEWSKA |
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POL |
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61.35 |
| 7. Natalya FOKINA-SEMENOVA |
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UKR |
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61.17 |
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The pictures above show Darya during the final of the women's Discus at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg.
She produced a fine performance to win the gold medal with a new PB throw of 65.55m. Photos George Herringshaw. ©
It was the young Russian's first medal at a major championships. The throw remained her personal best.
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Women's Discus Final
European Athletics Champs 2006.
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| 1. Darya PISHCHALNIKOVA |
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RUS |
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65.55 |
| 2. Franka DIETSCH |
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GER |
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64.35 |
| 3. Nicoleta GRASU |
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ROM |
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63.58 |
| 4. Kateryna KARSAK |
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UKR |
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62.45 |
| 5. Violetta POTEPA |
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POL |
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61.78 |
| 6. Ellina ZVEREVA |
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BLR |
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61.72 |
| 7. Vera CECHLOVA |
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CZE |
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60.71 |
| 8. Dragana TOMASEVIC |
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SER |
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60.20 |
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