Paratova, Iulia

NOC Ukraine   
GenderWomen
Born07 Nov 1986 in Odessa, URS
Height1.55 m
Weight 53 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete, Student
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Kolos [UKR] / Dynamo [UKR]:
Further Personal Information
Higher education Law - Odessa Academy of Law: Ukraine
General Interest
Hobbies Collecting sports badges and fridge magnets. (Athlete, 28 Apr 2016)
Awards and honours She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (Athlete, 28 Apr 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Yury Kuchinov [personal], UKR
Further Personal Information
Residence Nova Dolyna, UKR
General Interest
Injuries She tore her knee meniscus after competing at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, TX, USA but decided to recover without surgery. (xsport.ua, 22 Apr 2016)

She suffered serious pain in her shoulder ahead of the 2014 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, but still competed at the event. (vo.od.ua, 06 May 2014)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She saw people lifting barbells at a weightlifting club and decided to try it on her own out of curiosity. A coach noticed her there and encouraged her to start training.
When and where did you begin this sport? She took up the sport at age 16 in Nova Dolyna, a village in the Odessa region of Ukraine.
International Debut
Year 2010
Competing for Ukraine
Further Personal Information
Languages Russian, Ukrainian
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "Don't rely on anyone to do your work for you. You should work towards your goal, don't stop even if it takes months and years." (favorit.od.ua, 04 Nov 2013)
Other information FURTHER EDUCATION
She has also studied physical education at the Lutsk Academy of Recreation Technologies in Ukraine. (xsport.ua, 22 Apr 2016; Athlete, 28 Apr 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold at the 2015 European Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Athlete, 28 Apr 2016)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 8 48kg   Rio de Janeiro
2012 3 53kg   London
World Championships
2015 8 53kg   Houston, TX
2015 5 53kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015 10 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2014 5 53kg   Almaty
2014 5 53kg - Snatch   Almaty
2014 7 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Almaty
2013 5 53kg   Wroclaw
2013 3 53kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 8 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2010 12 58kg   Antalya
2010 12 58kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 13 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
European Championships
2016 2 53kg   Førde
2016 1 53kg - Snatch   Førde
2016 4 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Førde
2015 1 53kg   Tbilisi
2015 1 53kg - Snatch   Tbilisi
2015 1 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Tbilisi
2014 2 53kg   Tel Aviv
2014 1 53kg - Snatch   Tel Aviv
2014 2 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Tel Aviv
2013 1 53kg   Tirana
2013 1 53kg - Snatch   Tirana
2013 4 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Tirana
2011 2 58kg   Kazan
2011 2 58kg - Snatch   Kazan
2011 3 58kg - Clean & Jerk   Kazan
IWF Grand Prix
2013 1 53kg   Baku
2013 2 53kg - Snatch   Baku
2013 1 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Baku