Gulfiya Khanafeyeva

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Medal record
Women's athletics
European Championships
Silver	2006 Gothenburg	Hammer throw

Gulfiya Raifovna Khanafeyeva (Russian: Гульфия Раифовна Ханафеева, born in a Tatar family on 12 June 1982) is a Russian hammer thrower.

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]

[edit] References

1. ^ Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Rostislav Orlov. "World Hammer Throw record at Russian Champs, Day Two", IAAF.org, 12 June 2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. 
2. ^ Donets, Serghei; Bob Ramsak. "Lysenko yet again! 78.61 World Record in the Hammer Throw", IAAF.org, 27 May 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. 

Records
Preceded by Tatyana Lysenko	Women's Hammer World Record Holder June 12, 2006 – June 24, 2006	Succeeded by Tatyana Lysenko
Sporting positions
Preceded by Tatyana Lysenko	Women's Hammer Best Year Performance 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent

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