Novikava, Nastassia

NOC Belarus   
GenderWomen
Born16 Nov 1981 in Zhodino, URS
Height1.50 m
Weight 58 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Zhodino, BLR
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? Her first coach Vasily Rud noticed her in the training gym and told her that she had all necessary qualities to take up weightlifting.
General Interest
Awards and honours She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Belarus. (sportime.by, 2009)
Further Personal Information
Languages Russian
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Winning a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Paris, France. (iwf.net, 13 Nov 2011)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She took up the sport in Zhodino, Belarus.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
General Interest
Other information POSITIVE TEST
She was provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] after testing positive for the banned substance dehydrochlomethyltestosterone at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, TX, United States of America. In 2016 she was given a four-year ban, which ends in 2019. (iwf.net, 23 Apr 2015; iwf.net, 24 Dec 2015; iwf.ne, 01 Jul 2016)

SANCTION
After testing positive for a banned substance in 2005 she received a two-year suspension from the IWF. (floelite.com, 24 Dec 2015)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 5 58kg   London
2008   53kg   Beijing
2004 5 53kg   Athens
World Championships
2015   58kg   Houston, TX
2015   58kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015   58kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2014 8 63kg   Almaty
2014 5 63kg - Snatch   Almaty
2014 8 63kg - Clean & Jerk   Almaty
2013 5 63kg   Wroclaw
2013 6 63kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 4 63kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011 1 58kg   Paris
2011 2 58kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 1 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
2010 2 58kg   Antalya
2010 2 58kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 3 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
2009 2 58kg   Goyang
2009 2 58kg - Snatch   Goyang
2009 2 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Goyang
2007 2 53kg   Chiang Mai
2007 2 53kg - Snatch   Chiang Mai
2007 2 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Chiang Mai
2003 19 53kg   Vancouver, BC
2003 17 53kg - Snatch   Vancouver, BC
2003 22 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Vancouver, BC
European Championships
2011 1 58kg   Kazan
2011 1 58kg - Snatch   Kazan
2011 1 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Kazan
2010 1 58kg   Minsk
2010 1 58kg - Snatch   Minsk
2010 1 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Minsk
2009 1 58kg   Bucharest
2009 2 58kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2009 1 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
2005   53kg   Sofia
2005   53kg - Snatch   Sofia
2005   53kg - Clean & Jerk   Sofia
2004 3 53kg   Kiev
2004 6 53kg - Snatch   Kiev
2004 2 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Kiev