Mariia Pomazan

Mariia Pomazan (Ukrainian: Марія Олександрівна Помазан; born 15 October 1988) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete. She competes in throwing events in the F35 classification for athletes with cerebral palsy. , she held the Women's F35 world records for shot put and discus.

Career Pomazan started athletics at age 19 and made her international debut in 2010. A second medal ceremony was held, which Pomazan refused to attend. Several days later she was required to return the discus gold medal. Pomazan later won gold in Women's Shot Put – F35/36.

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, Pomazan won the F35/36 shot put and discus events, breaking her own F35 World records in both events.

In 2017 the Chinese athlete Wang Jun broke the F35 javelin record at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing. Wang's throw of 12.1m was 50 cm more that Pomezan's previous record.