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rachel , lucerne , switzerland yurkovich 2012 at `` spitzen leichtathletik luzern '' don babbitt javelin throw 135 lb kg 0 on 300px american 5 ft 11 in m 2 on javelin . -lrb- 61.06 m -rrb- '' ' : 200 ft. , 4 in track and field 10 october 1986 yurkovich_rachel . jpg rachel yurkovich
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rachel yurkovich

rachel yurkovich -lrb- born october 10 , 1986 -rrb- is an american javelin thrower .
she competed at the 2012 summer olympics in london .
yurkovich graduated from newberg high school in newberg , oregon in 2005 .
she graduated from the university of oregon in 2009 .
she was the ncaa women 's javelin champion in both 2008 and 2009 .
she placed 12th in the finals of the javelin throw at the 2009 world championships in athletics .
yurkovich placed third at the 2008 u.s. olympic trials , but failed to qualify for the games because she had not achieved the olympic a standard .
the situation was reversed in 2012 .
yurkovich place fourth in the 2012 u.s. olympic trials with a distance of 56.85 meters , but qualified because she had previously achieved the olympic a standard while third-place finisher kimberley hamilton had not .
yurkovich had exceeded the a standard by three inches at an april meet in france .
at the 2012 olympics , yurkovich 's best throw during the qualifying round was 57.92 meters .
she placed 13th in her group -lrb- 24th overall -rrb- and did not qualify for the final .
yurkovich made an error in her steps on the first throw , committed a foot fault on the second throw , and achieved her best distance on her third throw .
