Leila Rajabi Explained

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Leila Rajabi
Native Name:	Татьяна Илющанка
Birth Name:	Tatyana Ilyushchanka
Nationality:	Belarusian-Iranian
Residence:	Bushehr, Iran^[1]
Birth Date:	18 April 1983^[2]
Birth Place:	Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Weight:	860NaN0
Education:	Physical education
Spouse:	Peyman Rajabi
Country:	(2001–2007) (2007–Present)
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	Shot put
Club:	Mokhaberat Bushehr
Pb:	18.18 m (NR) (2013, Pune, India)
Show-Medals:	yes

Leila Rajabi (Persian: لیلا رجبی, born Tatyana Ilyushchanka on 18 April 1983 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Naturalized Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin.

She acquired Iranian citizenship and converted to Islam after she married Iranian athlete Peiman Rajabi. She changed her name to "Leila Rajabi" and decided to represent Iran instead of her birthplace Belarus.^[3] Rajabi immediately broke Iran national record in shot put, improving it about 3 metres and currently is the record holder.

Competition record

Representing
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	5th	Shot put	16.18 m
2005	European Cup First League	Leiria, Portugal	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	17.19 m
	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	7th	Shot put	16.49 m
2006	European Cup Winter Throwing	Tel Aviv, Israel	6th	Shot put	17.37 m
2007	European Cup Winter Throwing	Yalta, Ukraine	4th	Shot put	16.43 m
Representing
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (q)	Shot put	16.60 m
	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.07 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Shot put	16.71 m
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.32 m NR
	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.43 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	6th	Shot put	16.51 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Shot put	16.60 m
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	17.51 m
	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	12th (q)	Shot put	17.29 m
	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	16.96 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	41.21 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	21st (q)	Shot put	17.55 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	18.18 m NR
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.02 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	17.80 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	18th (q)	Shot put	17.04 m
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	Shot put	16.02 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (q)	Shot put	16.34 m

Notes and References

1. News: Rostampour . Mehdi. fa:دختری از بلاروس که بوشهری شد. A girl from Belarus who became Bushehri . http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/sport/2012/08/120801_l2012_leyla_rajabi.shtml . . 1 August 2012 . 4 August 2012 . Persian.
2. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/rajabi-leyla-1077416/ 2012 Olympics Official Profile
3. News: Iranian shot putter Leila Rajabi complains about not having a coach . . January 13, 2010 . 4 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814222137/http://old.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=212101 . 14 August 2012 . dead . dmy-all .