Gulfiya Khanafeyeva
Gulfiya Raifovna Khanafeyeva (Russian: Гульфия Раифовна Ханафеева, Tatar: Гөлфия Рәиф кызы Хәнәфиева, romanized: Gөlfiə Rəif qızı Xənəfieva, born on 12 June 1982) is a Russian hammer thrower of Tatar ethnicity.
Her international breakthrough came following her world record breaking throw of 77.26 metres from 12 June 2006 in Tula.[1] She beat fellow Russian Tatyana Lysenko, however Lysenko threw 77.41 metres on 24 June in Zhukovskiy to regain the world record. Later in 2006 Khanafeyeva won a silver medal with 74.50 metres at the 2006 European Championships, her first international medal. Khanafeyeva is right now under investigation due to failing a drugtest during the military games, the result of the "b-sample" hasn't been released yet.
In 2007 Khanafeyeva improved to 77.36 m.[2]
On 31 July 2008, Khanafeyeva was one of seven female Russian athletes suspended by the IAAF, due to doping test irregularities.[3][4]
On 20 October 2008, it was announced that Khanafeyeva, along with 6 other Russian athletes would receive two-year doping bans for manipulating drug samples.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia
| ||||
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 66.98 m |
| World Student Games | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 65.12 m | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 74.50 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 10th | 69.08 m |
References
- ^ Dolgopolov, Nickolai (12 June 2006). "World Hammer Throw record at Russian Champs, Day Two". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Donets, Serghei (27 May 2007). "Lysenko yet again! 78.61 World Record in the Hammer Throw". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ IAAF Anti-doping investigation leads to provisional suspension of Russian athletes. IAAF.org. 31 July 2008.
- ^ Russia hit by doping suspensions. BBC Sport. 31 July 2008.
- ^ Seven Russians handed doping bans. BBC Sport. 20 October 2008.
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