Kristine Harutyunyan ( hy, Քրիստինե Հարությունյան, born 18 May 1991 in
Leninakan
Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...
,
Armenian SSR
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) is an
Armenia
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n
javelin throw
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er. She competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in the
women's javelin throw.
Harutyunyan placed 38th with a mark of 47.65 metres. Her best throw is 49.12 meters, achieved on 21 April 2012 in
Adler
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, Russia. This throw is the
Armenian record.
References
External links
Sports-Reference.com
1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Gyumri
Armenian javelin throwers
Olympic athletes of Armenia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Armenian female athletes
Female javelin throwers
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