Podobedova, Svetlana

NOC Kazakhstan   
GenderWomen
Born25 May 1986 in Zima, URS
Height1.65 m
Weight 73 kg
Human Interest
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)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012   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