Nastassia Novikava

Nastassia Novikava

Nastassia Novikava (centre), on a Pre-Stamped Envelope of Belarus.
Personal information
Born November 16, 1981
Height 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country  Belarus
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 58kg
Coached by Viktor Shilay
Updated on 25 July 2012.

Nastassia Novikava (Belarusian: Настасся Новікава) (born November 16, 1981 in Zhodzina, Byelorussian SSR) is a world championship winning weightlifter from Belarus.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics she ranked fifth in the 53 kg class.[1] At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 53 kg class, lifting a total of 213 kg.[1]

She won the bronze medal in the Women's 53 kg event in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

After 2008, she moved up to the -58 kg category.

She won 2010 European Championship with personal best of 238 kg. In 2011, she won the world championship with a total of 237 kg.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 7th with a total of 230 kg.[4]

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 "NOVIKAVA Nastassia". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. "NOVIKAVA Nasstasia". International Weightlifting Federation.
  3. "2011 World Championship Results" (PDF). www.iwf.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. "London 2012 - Weightlifting - Women's -58 kg". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

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