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Gulfiya Khanafeyeva
Russian hammer thrower
Gulfiya Raifovna Khanafeyeva (Russian: Гульфия Раифовна Ханафеева, Tatar: Гөлфия Рәиф кызы Хәнәфиева, romanized: Gɵlfiə Rəif qızı Xənəfieva, born on 12 June 1982) is a Russian hammer thrower of Tatar ethnicity.
Her international breakthrough came following her world record breaking throw of 77.26 metres from 12 June 2006 in Tula.[1] She beat fellow Russian Tatyana Lysenko, however Lysenko threw 77.41 metres on 24 June in Zhukovsky to regain the world record. Later in 2006 Khanafeyeva won a silver medal with 74.50 metres at the 2006 European Championships, her first international medal.
In 2007 Khanafeyeva improved to 77.36 m.[2]
She participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London but did not qualify for the finals.