Mariya Yakovenko

Mariya Yakovenko (Russian: Мария Яковенко; born 6 January 1982) is a female javelin thrower from Russia. Her personal best throw is 62.23 metres, achieved in August 2007 in Tula.

She competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 as well as the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final.

Doping

Vakovenko tested positive for Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol) 19 February 2013 and was subsequently banned for two years, ending 7 August 2015.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Russia
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	11th	45.30 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	57.52 m
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	7th	53.57 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	28th (q)	50.37 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	17th (q)	57.51 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	47th (q)	51.67 m

References

• Mariya Yakovenko profile at IAAF