Marharyta Dorozhon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Marharyta Dorozhon

Olympic javelin thrower

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1987

Place of Birth: Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Marharyta Dorozhon

  • Marharyta Serhiïvna Dorozhon (Ukrainian: ????????? ????????? ???????, Hebrew: ??????? ???????? ?????'??; born 4 September 1987) is an Israeli javelin thrower.
  • Born and raised in Ukraine, she competed for that country until she became an Israeli citizen in 2014.Competing for Ukraine, Dorozhon came in third at the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships, and finished 14th in the women's javelin throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  • She won the 2013 István Gyulai Memorial with a throw of 61.31 m, the 2013 Ukrainian Championships with a throw of 62.01 m, and the 2014 IAAF World Challenge Seiko Golden Grand Prix with a throw of 59.15 m in Tokyo, Japan. Dorozhon represented Israel in April 2015, four months after she became a citizen.
  • In May 2015 she won the IAAF World Challenge Golden Spike Ostrava javelin throw in the Czech Republic, with a personal best and Israeli national record winning throw of 63.85.
  • The following month, she won a gold medal and again set an Israeli national record at the IAAF Diamond League Bislett Games in Norway, with a throw of 64.56 m.
  • She won a gold medal representing Israel at the 2015 European Games that same month, with her throw of 58.00 m establishing a new European Games record.

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