Personal information | |
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Native name | Алла Ивановна Важенина |
Nationality | Russia Kazakhstan |
Born | Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR | May 29, 1983
Medal record | ||
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Women's Weightlifting | ||
Representing Kazakhstan | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2008 Beijing | 75 kg | |
Asian Weightlifting Championships | ||
2008 Kanazawa | 75 kg |
Alla Ivanovna Vazhenina (born May 29, 1983) [1] is a Russian [2] weightlifter competing for Kazakhstan.
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.
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