Alla Vazhenina

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Alla Ivanovna Vazhenina
Personal information
Native nameАлла Ивановна Важенина
NationalityFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Born (1983-05-29) May 29, 1983 (age 39)
Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Alla Vazhenina
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing 75 kg
Asian Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "VAZHENINA Alla". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  2. http://www.sport.kurganobl.ru/3440.html Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine , Russian lang.
  3. http://www.kurganobl.ru/5937.html Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine , Russian lang.


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