Rachel Yurkovich

  • Rachel Yurkovich
    Rachel Yurkovich
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    United States
  • Date of Birth
    October 9, 1986
  • Height
    5' 10" (1.8m)
  • Weight
    154lbs. (70kg)
  • Age
    26
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in EDT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
8/7/12 6:35 AM Track & Field Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying See Results

Rachel Yurkovich Biography

A three-time silver medalist at the U.S. outdoor championships, Yurkovich is an outside threat to earn a medal in javelin in London. The American junior champion and Pan Am junior champion in 2005, Yurkovich cemented her reputation as one of the United States' most promising young track and field athletes during a college career that saw her win the NCAA championship in 2008 and 2009. At the world championships in Berlin in 2009 she became the first American woman to qualify for a world final in 25 years, finishing 12th. Having been a runner-up at the USA Outdoors in three consecutive years, Yurkovich finished fourth at the Olympic trials to claim a place in London. Compatriots Brittany Borman and Kara Patterson go into the Olympics in stronger form, while South Africa’s Sunette Viljoen and the Czech Republic's Barbora Spotakova are comfortably the in-form javelin throwers this season.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34
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