Natalya Zabolotnaya
Natalya Aleksandrovna Zabolotnaya (Russian: Наталья Александровна Заболотная; born 15 August 1985) is a Russian weightlifter.
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| Full name | Natalya Aleksandrovna Zabolotnaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1985 Salsk, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2003- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rostov Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Zabolotnaya competed in the women's 75 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won the silver medal, lifting 272.5 kg in total. The result qualified as a world record, but it was also achieved by Pawina Thongsuk, who won the competition. Zabolotnaya won a gold medal in the 75 kg weightclass at the 2010 European Championship.
She originally was awarded the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 75 kg category with a total of 291 kg. This result was an Olympic record, which was also achieved by Svetlana Podobedova who was awarded a medal the competition by virtue of lighter bodyweight, though Podobedova's medal was also subsequently stripped of her medal due to doping. Zabolotnaya's 131 kg snatch was a (later nullified due to doping-related cheating) Olympic record.
In November 2016, Zabolotnaya was stripped of her 2012 Olympic medal after her drug sample tested positive.[1]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2004 |  Athens, Greece | 75 kg | 120 | 125 | 1 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 2 | 272.5 |  | ||
| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom | 75 kg | 125 | 128 | 131 | 1 | 147 | 160 | 2 | DSQ (2nd) | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2005 |  Doha, Qatar | 75 kg | 123 | 127 | 130 |  | 148 | 155 |  | 285 | | |
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand | 75 kg | 124 | 127 | 131 | | 150 | | 281 | | ||
| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey | 75 kg | 128 | 133 | | 153 | 160 | | 293 | | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Loutraki, Greece | 75 kg | 102.5 | 107.5 | | 127.5 | 132.5 | | 240 | | ||
| 2006 |  Wladyslawowo, Poland | 75 kg | 122 | 127 | | 145 | 151 | | 278 | | ||
| 2008 |  Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy | 75 kg | 118 | 123 | | 135 | 141 | | 264 | | ||
| 2009 |  Bucharest, Romania | 75 kg | 112 | 118 | 120 | | 140 | 145 | -- | | 265 | |
| 2010 |  Minsk, Belarus | 75 kg | 122 | 127 | 129 | | 150 | 156 | -- | | 285 | |
| 2011 |  Kazan, Russia | 75 kg | 128 | 133 | -- | | 153 | | 286 | | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2002 |  Havirov, Czech Republic | 69 kg | 95 | 100 | 5 | 110 | 115 | 5 | 215 | 5 | ||
| IWF GRAND PRIX | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Belgorod, Russia | 75 kg | 125 | 135 | 1 | 150 | 161 | 1 | 296 | | ||
References
- "London 2012: Yuliya Zaripova among 12 disqualified after retests". bbc.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natalia Zabolotnaya. |
- IWF Profile
- IWRP Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalya Zabolotnaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Profile on 2012 London Olympics Website