Maiya Maneza
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| Birth name | Майя Салахаровна Манеза | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 1, 1985 Tokmok, Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Soviet Union-> Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 63kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maiya Maneza (born November 1, 1985) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg category lifting a combined weight of 245 kg. She established a new Olympic Record in the process.[1]
Maiya is a member of the ethnic Dungan minority. Born in China, she moved to Kazakhstan in 2007 and competes for Kazakhstan. Following her Olympic medal win the government Xinhua news agency claimed that Maiya and fellow weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo should be regarded as Chinese. The government of Kazakhstan rejected this claim and accused China of "poor sportsmanship".[2]
References
- ↑ "Women's 63kg Weightlifting: Maiya Maneza Of Kazakhstan Takes Gold Medal". SB Nation. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012: to lead in medals table, China "claims" two Kazakh golds". AsiaNews. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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