Alla Vazhenina Explained

Alla Ivanovna Vazhenina
Native Name:Алла Ивановна Важенина
Native Name Lang:ru
Birth Date:29 May 1983
Birth Place:Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR

Alla Ivanovna Vazhenina (born May 29, 1983) is a Russian[1] weightlifter competing for Kazakhstan.

She was born in Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast. When she was not selected for the Russian national team, she decided to compete for Kazakhstan.[2]

She won the silver medal in the 75 kg category at the 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 266 kg.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the 75 kg category, again with a total of 266 kg.

Recipient of the Order of Parasat.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sport.kurganobl.ru/3440.html, Russian lang.
  2. http://www.kurganobl.ru/5937.html, Russian lang.
  3. Web site: VAZHENINA Alla. International Weightlifting Federation. 2008-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527163450/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2274. 2011-05-27. dead.