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Podobedova, Svetlana
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NOC |
Kazakhstan
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Gender | Women |
Born | 25 May 1986
in Zima, URS |
Height | 1.65 m |
Weight | 73 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Dynamo: Kazakhstan |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Catching up with friends, surfing the internet, watching television. (sports.kz, 08 Mar 2013) |
Injuries |
She broke her collarbone two months before the 2011 World Championships in Paris, France. (time.kz, 26 Nov 2011) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She always wears a cross and never steps over the weights before a lift. (express-k.kz, 04 Dec 2009; caravan.kz, 2010; caravan.kz, 02 Oct 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her mother took her to a sports club after hearing that the daughter of one of her colleagues had begun weightlifting. That girl was Tatiana Matveeva, and the pair would both eventually go on to represent Russian Federation in the sport. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2010 she was named the Best Female Lifter by the International Weightlifting Federation. (kazpravda.kz, 16 Mar 2011)
She was named the Best Athlete of Kazakhstan in 2010 by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. (time.kz, 02 Apr 2011)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russian Federation and Kazakhstan. (confederation.kz, 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Alexey Ni [national], KAZ |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting at age 11 in Zima, Russian Federation. |
General Interest |
Other information |
TIME AWAY She took a break from the sport after competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She returned to training in April 2014. (vesti.kz, 16 Apr 2014)
FROM RUSSIA TO KAZAKHSTAN Born in Russian Federation, she obtained Kazakhstan citizenship in 2007 but was not allowed to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She finally made her international debut for Kazakhstan at the 2009 Asian Championships in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. (sports.kz, 29 Dec 2012; iwf.net, 2012)
SANCTION She was suspended for two years after an anti-doping rule violation in July 2006 when competing for Russian Federation. (iwf.net, 2015)
STUDIES She has also studied at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Facebook profile, 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Almaty, KAZ |
Higher education |
Sport Studies - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS |
International Debut |
Year |
2003 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Russian |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Sveta (Instagram profile, 11 Apr 2016) |
| Olympic Games |
2012 |
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75kg |
London |
| World Championships |
2015 |
3 |
75kg |
Houston, TX |
2015 |
3 |
75kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
2015 |
3 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
2011 |
2 |
75kg |
Paris |
2011 |
1 |
75kg - Snatch |
Paris |
2011 |
2 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Paris |
2010 |
1 |
75kg |
Antalya |
2010 |
1 |
75kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
2010 |
1 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
2009 |
1 |
75kg |
Goyang |
2009 |
1 |
75kg - Snatch |
Goyang |
2009 |
1 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Goyang |
2005 |
3 |
75kg |
Doha |
2005 |
3 |
75kg - Snatch |
Doha |
2005 |
2 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Doha |
2003 |
12 |
75kg |
Vancouver, BC |
2003 |
10 |
75kg - Snatch |
Vancouver, BC |
2003 |
14 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Vancouver, BC |
| European Championships |
2005 |
1 |
75kg |
Sofia |
2005 |
2 |
75kg - Snatch |
Sofia |
2005 |
1 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Sofia |
2004 |
1 |
75kg |
Kiev |
2004 |
3 |
75kg - Snatch |
Kiev |
2004 |
1 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Kiev |
| Asian Championships |
2009 |
1 |
75kg |
Taldykorgan |
2009 |
1 |
75kg - Snatch |
Taldykorgan |
2009 |
1 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Taldykorgan |
| Asian Games |
2010 |
1 |
75kg |
Guangzhou |
| European Junior & Under 23 Championships |
2003 |
1 |
75kg |
Valencia |
2003 |
1 |
75kg - Snatch |
Valencia |
2003 |
1 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Valencia |
2002 |
4 |
75kg |
Nuoro |
2002 |
5 |
75kg - Snatch |
Nuoro |
2002 |
4 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Nuoro |
| IWF Grand Prix |
2015 |
1 |
75kg |
Groznyy |
2015 |
1 |
75kg - Snatch |
Groznyy |
2015 |
1 |
75kg - Clean & Jerk |
Groznyy |
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