Vera Yuryevna Rebrik (russian: Вера Юрьевна Ребрик; uk, Віра Юріївна Ребрик; born 25 February 1989) is a Ukrainian
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
athlete who competes in the
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 ...
. Her personal best throw is 67.30 metres, achieved at the Russian Championships in
Adler. She also holds the
world under-20 record of 63.01 metres.
From
Yalta
Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Cri ...
, Crimea, she competed for Ukraine until 2014, after which she transferred her eligibility to Russia, following the
annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
Due to
Russia currently being suspended from all international athletic competitions, Rebrik participates as a
neutral athlete.
14 Russians bid to take part in IAAF World Championships
TASS news agency
The Russian News Agency TASS (russian: Информацио́нное аге́нтство Росси́и ТАСС, translit=Informatsionnoye agentstvo Rossii, or Information agency of Russia), abbreviated TASS (russian: ТАСС, label=none) ...
(5 July 2017)
International competitions
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sports-reference
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1989 births
Living people
People from Yalta
People from the Crimean Oblast
Ukrainian female javelin throwers
Russian female javelin throwers
Olympic female javelin throwers
Olympic athletes of Ukraine
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine
Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine
Authorised Neutral Athletes at the World Athletics Championships
World Athletics U20 Championships winners
European Athletics Championships winners
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Russian people of Ukrainian descent
Ukrainian emigrants to Russia
Naturalised citizens of Russia