Alla Ivanovna Vazhenina (born May 29, 1983)[1] is a Russian[2] weightlifter competing for Kazakhstan.
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Native name | Алла Ивановна Важенина |
Nationality | ![]() ![]() |
Born | Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR | May 29, 1983
Medal record | ||
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Women's Weightlifting | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | 75 kg |
Asian Weightlifting Championships | ||
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2008 Kanazawa | 75 kg |
She was born in Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast. When she was not selected for the Russian national team, she decided to compete for Kazakhstan.[3]
She won the silver medal in the 75 kg category at the 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 266 kg.[1]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the 75 kg category, again with a total of 266 kg.
Recipient of the Order of Parasat.
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b "VAZHENINA Alla". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ^ http://www.sport.kurganobl.ru/3440.html Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine , Russian lang.
- ^ http://www.kurganobl.ru/5937.html Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine , Russian lang.
External links
edit- Athlete Biography at beijing2008