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. 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
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War.
The events in Kyiv t ...
.
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 (5 July 2017)
International competitions
See also
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References
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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