Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
CWZS Zawisza Bydgoszcz: Poland |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Education - University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce: Poland |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Sport, dancing, music, reading. (przegladsportowy.pl, 06 May 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
Her brother persuaded her to go training with him. |
| Name of coach |
Piotr Wysocki [club], POL; Ireneusz Peplowski [national], POL, from 2015 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up weightlifting at age 14. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Armed Services, Athlete |
| Languages |
Polish, Russian |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Ola (zawiszabydgoszcz.pc.pl, 12 Nov 2011) |
| Other information |
RETURN TO SPORT
In October 2014 she returned to competition after giving birth to her second child. "I think I might be the only weightlifter in the world to come back to the sport after having a second child. I am just happy that I have returned to training and that I still enjoy weightlifting so much." (onet.pl, 09 Oct 2014)
VOLUNTEERING
While studying at university she spent two years volunteering at an orphanage. (przegladsportowy.pl, 06 May 2011)
SANCTION
She was banned for two years after failing a drug test taken by the World Anti Doping Agency in April 2002 while she was in training. She appealed the ban but the IWF upheld the decision. (iwf.net, 19 Nov 2002) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Husband Piotr, two sons Szymon and Wojtek |
| Residence |
Bydgoszcz, POL |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing in the top eight at four consecutive Olympic Games between 2000 and 2012. (pomorska.pl, 30 Jul 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
| Other names |
Aleksanda Klejnowska Krzywanska |
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