Svetlana Podobedova

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Svetlana Podobedova

Svetlana Podobedova in 2012
Personal information
Born (1986-05-25) May 25, 1986
Ziminsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country  Kazakhstan
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 75 kg
Coached by Pavel Blinov
Updated on 26 July 2012.

Svetlana Podobedova (Kazakh: Светлана Подобедова; born May 25, 1986) is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.

She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 75 kg category with a total of 291 kg. Her 161 kg Clean and Jerk was an olympic record and her 291 kg total tied the olympic record set only minutes before by Natalya Zabolotnaya. She won by virtue of lighter bodyweight.[1]

2012 London Olympics

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1  Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) A 74.58 126 126 130 130 150 156 161 161 291
2  Natalia Zabolotnaya (RUS) A 74.80 125 128 131 131 147 155 160 160 291
3  Iryna Kulesha (BLR) A 74.95 116 121 125 121 140 145 148 148 269

References

  1. Svetlana Podobedova. sports-reference.com

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