Oksana Aleksandrovna Yarygina (russian: Оксана Александровна Ярыгина; born 24 December 1972) is a

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

er from

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. She formerly represented

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

. She won the silver medal at the 1993 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

, the latter in a career best throw of 64.62 metres (with the old javelin type). For Russia she competed at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 64.34 metres, achieved in May 1999 in

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southe ...

. From August 2005 to August 2007 she was suspended due to a doping offense.iaaf.org: «Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2005»
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1972 births Living people Uzbekistani female javelin throwers Russian female javelin throwers Uzbekistani female athletes Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Doping cases in athletics Russian sportspeople in doping cases Uzbekistani sportspeople in doping cases Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub