A happy Gulfiya Khanafeyeva is pictured above shortly after winning the silver medal
in the women's Hammer at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg.
Her international breakthrough came following her world record breaking throw
of 77.26 metres from 12 June 2006 in Tula. She beat fellow Russian Tatyana Lysenko,
however Lysenko threw 77.41 metres on 24 June in Zhukovskiy to regain the world record.
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Women's Hammer Final.
European Championships 2006
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| 1. Tatyana LYSENKO |
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RUS |
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76.67 CR |
| 2. Gulfiya KHANAFEYEVA |
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RUS |
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74.50 |
| 3. Kamila SKOLIMOWSKA |
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POL |
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72.58 |
| 4. Maryna SMALYACHKOVA |
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BLR |
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71.87 |
| 5. Betty HEIDLER |
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GER |
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70.89 |
| 6. Kathrin KLAAS |
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GER |
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70.59 |
| 7. Clarissa CLARETTI |
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ITA |
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69.78 |
| 8. Iryna SEKACHYOVA |
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UKR |
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69.08 |
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On 20th. October 2008, it was announced that Khanafeyeva, along with 6 other Russian athletes
would receive two-year doping bans for manipulating drug samples.
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2014 62.16 Sochi 23 APR
2013 75.02 Moskva 15 JUL
2012 77.08 Zhukovsky 23 JUN
2011 71.11 Zhukovsky 06 JUL
2007 72.10 Adler 22 APR
2006 77.26 Tula, RUS 12 JUN (PB)
2005 70.76 Tula, RUS 23 JUL
2004 72.71 Kazan 09 JUL
2003 68.92 Moskva 14 JUN
2002 64.50 Cheboksary 13 JUL
2001 63.26 Bryansk 03 JUL
2000 56.34 Tula, RUS 26 JUL