Darya Pishchalnikova

Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova is a female discus thrower from Russia. Her personal best throw is 65.78 metres, achieved when she won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, August 2007.

Pishchalnikova is the sister of Bogdan Pishchalnikov. She was selected to represent Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but on 31 July, she was suspended from competition due to doping test irregularities, along with several other high-profile Russian female athletes.

On 20 October 2008, it was announced that Pishchalnikova was one of seven Russian athletes receiving a two-year doping ban for manipulating drug samples


Personal information
Full name :Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova
Date of birth :July 19, 1985 (1985-07-19)
Place of birth :Astrakhan Oblast , Russia
Height :1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight :95 kilograms (210 lb)
Personal best(s) :discus – 65.78 m (2007)

Achievements
Year /Tournament /Venue /Result /Extra
2001 /World Youth Championships /Debrecen, Hungary /2nd
2002 /World Junior Championships /Kingston, Jamaica /8th
2004 /World Junior Championships /Grosseto, Italy /2nd
2005 /Universiade /İzmir, Turkey /6th
2006 /European Championships /Gothenburg, Sweden /1st /65.55 m = PB
2006 /World Cup /Athens, Greece /4th
2007 /World Championships /Osaka, Japan /2nd /65.78 m = PB