Darya Pchelnik, Belarusian hammer thrower
Darya Pchelnik (Belarusian: Дар'я Пчэльнік; born 20 December 1981) is a hammer thrower from Belarus. Her personal best is 76.33 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Minsk.
Pchelnik was born in Hrodna. She finished tenth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, won the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition she competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. She had a strong start to the 2010 season after throwing 75.42 m to win at the Grande Prêmio Caixa Governo do Pará in May.On 12 January 2017 it was announced that because of a doping violation she had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympic Games.
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