Olha Ivankova
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Olha Ivankova is a Ukrainian
javelin throw
er. Her personal best throw is 61.68 metre, achieved in the qualifying round of the 2007 World Championships, August 2007 in Osaka
. She finished tenth at the 2007 World Championships
. She also competed at the 2005 World Championships
and the 2008 Olympic Games
without reaching the final.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er. Her personal best throw is 61.68 metre, achieved in the qualifying round of the 2007 World Championships, August 2007 in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. She finished tenth at the 2007 World Championships
2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's javelin throw
The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 29, 2007 and August 31, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan...
. She also competed at the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin
The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 14...
and the 2008 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
-Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...
without reaching the final.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of... |
Helsinki, Finland | 18th | 56.56 m |