Aleksandra Klejnowska

Aleksandra Klejnowska

Personal information
Born	(1982-12-17) December 17, 1982
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	53kg
Coached by	Peter Wysocki
Medal record Women's Weightlifting Competitor for  Poland World Championships Gold 2001 Antalya – 58 kg European Championships Gold 2001 Trencin – 58 kg Gold 2002 Antalya – 58 kg Gold 2004 Kiev – 58 kg Gold 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro – 58 kg Silver 2000 Sofia – 58 kg Silver 2005 Sofia – 58 kg Bronze 2006 Władysławowo – 58 kg Bronze 2007 Strasbourg – 58 kg Bronze 2015 Tbilisi – 58 kg
Updated on 25 July 2012.

Aleksandra Klejnowska (born December 17, 1982 in Legnica) is a Polish weightlifter.

She represented Poland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, ranking fifth in the 58 kg category, with a total of 202.5 kg.^[1]

She became world champion in the 58 kg category at the 2001 World Championships, with a total of 215 kg.^{[2] [3]}

On April 11, 2002 Aleksandra Klejnowska and Dominika Misterska failed a drug test carried out in training by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Both appealed, but the IWF Executive Board decided on November 17, 2002 to suspend them for two years.^[4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics she ranked fifth in the 58 kg category,^[5] with a total of 220 kg.^[6]

Klejnowska competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar but finished un-ranked because she missed all of her three snatch attempts.^[6]

In 2008, she won the European Championships in the 58 kg category, with a total of 212 kg.^[6][7]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she ranked 7th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 215 kg.^[6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she ranked 7th in the 53 kg category, with a total of 196 kg.^[8]

Notes and references

External links

• Athlete Biography at beijing2008