Svetlana Tsarukaeva
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 63kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kazbek Zoloev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Svetlana Kaspolatovna Tsarukaeva (Russian: Светлана Касполатовна Царукаева) (born 25 December 1987) is a Russian weightlifter.
Career
She won the 2006 Women's Junior World Championships in the 58 kg category, with a total of 231 kg.[1]
Tsarukaeva participated in the women's -58 kg category at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the silver medal, finishing behind Qiu Hongmei. She snatched 108 kg and clean and jerked an additional 125 kg for a total of 233 kg, 4 kg behind winner Qiu.[1]
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 63 kg category, with a total of 250 kg.[1]
Tsarukaeva entered the 2008 Summer Olympics as the favourite for the 63 kg event.[2][3]
Tsarukaeva was initially awarded a silver medal at the
Achievements
References
- ^ a b c "TSARUKAEVA Svetlana". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Russian weightlifting favourite hits the wall", ABC, August 12, 2008
- ^ "Defeat, Then Agony", The New York Times, August 12, 2008
- ^ "Eleven London 2012 weightlifters fail doping tests". Reuters. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- IOC. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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