Oksana Yarygina
Oksana Aleksandrovna Yarygina (Template:Lang-ru; born 24 December 1972) is a javelin thrower from Russia. She formerly represented Uzbekistan. She won the silver medal at the 1993 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games, the latter in a career best throw of 64.62 metres (with the old javelin type).
For Russia she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 64.34 metres, achieved in May 1999 in Krasnodar. From August 2005 to August 2007 she was suspended due to a doping offense.[1]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Uzbekistan
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| 1993 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 2nd | 59.84 m |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 1st | 64.62 m |
Representing  Russia
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| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 26th | 57.57 m |
References
External links
- Oksana Yarygina at World Athletics
- Oksana Yarygina at Olympics.com
- Oksana Yarygina at Olympedia
- Oksana Yarygina at World Athletics
- sports-reference
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- Asian Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan
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