Tatyana LYSENKO

Tatyana Lysenko - Russia - 2006 European Championships Hammer Gold Medal.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 08 August 2006

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Sunday, 09 October 1983
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Bataisk, Rostov region, Russia
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  • Russia
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Tatyana LYSENKO - Russia - 2006 European Championships Hammer Gold Medal.


The right hand photo above shows a delighted Tatyana celebrating after winning gold in the womens Hammer at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Her throw of 76.67m was a new championship record and left her over 2m clear of her nearest challenger Gulfiya Khanafeyeva. The left hand picture shows Lysenko, a bronze medallist at the previous years World Championships, in action during the final.

 BETWEEN 2007 AND 2009 SHE WAS BANNED FOR USING DRUGS.

Women's Hammer Final.

European Athletics Champs 2006.


1. Tatyana LYSENKO   RUS   76.67
2. Gulfiya KHANAFEYEVA   RUS   74.50
3. Kamila SKOLIMOWSKA   POL   72.58
4. Maryna SMALYACHKOVA   BLR   71.87
5. Betty HEIDLER   GER   70.89
6. Kathrin KLAAS   GER   70.59
7. Clarissa CLARETTI   ITA   69.78
8. Iryna SEKACHYOVA   UKR   69.08