Yelena Priyma
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Yelena Aleksandrovna Priyma ' onMouseout='HidePop("11501")' href="/topics/Rostov_Oblast">Rostov Oblast
) is a female hammer throw
er from Russia
. Her personal best throw is 71.75 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Sochi
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Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
) is a female hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Her personal best throw is 71.75 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
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Achievements
| Representing | ||||
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| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 19th | 66.84 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:... |
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10th | 69.72 m |