Galina Mityaeva ( tg, Галина Митяева; born 29 April 1991 in
Shahrtuz,
Khatlon
Khatlon Region ( tg, Вилояти Хатлон, ''Viloyati Xatlon''), one of the four provinces of Tajikistan ( tg, вилоят, ''Viloyat''), is the most populous of the four first level administrative regions. It is situated in the southwest ...
) is a Tajikistani hammer thrower. Mityaeva represented
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, where she competed for the
women's hammer throw. She performed the best throw of 51.38 metres on her third and final attempt, finishing forty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.
References
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NBC Olympics Profile
1991 births
Living people
Tajikistani female hammer throwers
Olympic athletes for Tajikistan
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
People from Khatlon Region
Tajikistani people of Russian descent
Asian Games competitors for Tajikistan
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