Nadezhda Yakubovich
Encyclopedia
Nadezhda Yakubovich is a retired female javelin throw
er who represented the Soviet Union
during her career. She is best known for twice winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the Summer Universiade.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er who represented the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
during her career. She is best known for twice winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the Summer Universiade.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | World Student Games 1975 Summer Universiade The 1975 Summer Universiade, also known as the VIII Summer Universiade, took place in Rome, Italy. The 1975 Universiade only featured athletics, other disciplines having been cancelled, and was therefore referred to as the World University Championships in athletics.-Medal table:... |
Rome, Italy | 1st | 61.72 m |
| 1976 | Olympic Games 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and... |
Montreal, Canada | 7th | 59.16 m |
| 1977 | World Student Games 1977 Summer Universiade The 1977 Summer Universiade, also known as the IX Summer Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.-Medal table:... |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | 61.42 m |