Polina Guryeva Explained
| Polina Guryeva |
| Native Name: | Polina Gurýewa |
| National Team: | Turkmenistan |
| Birth Date: | 1999 10, df=y[1] |
| Birth Place: | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
| Country: | Turkmenistan |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Event: | 63 kg (2017), 59 kg (2020–) |
| Team: | National team |
Polina Aleksandrovna Guryeva (Turkmen: Polina Aleksandrowna Gurýewa, Russian: Полина Александровна Гурьева, born 5 October 1999) is a Turkmenistani weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in 2021 and won a silver medal in the women's 59 kg competition.[2] [3] This was the first ever Olympic medal for Turkmenistan.[4] [5]
She is one of the few Turkmens who won Olympic medals, joining the likes of the late Marat Nyýazow (who represented the USSR at the 1960 Olympics in Rome)[6] and Daniyar İsmayilov (an ethnic Turkmen who represents Turkey).
Early life
Guryeva was born on 5 October 1999 in Ashgabat. She is ethnic Russian.[7] She started to do artistic gymnastics in 2011 in Ashgabat, and eventually moved to weightlifting.[8]
Guryeva is a student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. She lives and trains in Ashgabat; her coach as of 2021 was Artur Emiryan.[8]
For winning the first Olympic medal, the Turkmen State presented Polina Guryeva with a Lexus LX570 Sport Plus car, a new three-room apartment and 50 thousand US dollars. [9]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
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| width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank | width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank |
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| Olympic Games |
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| align=left | | | | 93 | 95 | 96 | 3 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 2 | 217 | |
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State awards
- Honored Master of Sports of Turkmenistan (August 21, 2021) [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Weightlifting - GURYEVA Polina. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-07-27. 2021-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727085312/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1454246-guryeva-polina.htm. dead.
- Web site: Weightlifting - Group A Results . 2020 Summer Olympics . 2021-07-27 . 2021-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725144427/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/result-women-s-59kg-fnl-a00100-.htm . dead .
- Web site: Women's 59 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727093141/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFW59KG--------------FNL---------.pdf. 27 July 2021. 31 July 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics. 23 April 2018.
- News: Тяжелоатлетка Полина Гурьева завоевала первую в истории Туркменистана олимпийскую медаль . Turkmenportal . 27 July 2021 . ru.
- Web site: Turkmenistan wins first ever Olympic medal as Polina Guryeva takes home silver in weightlifting. sports.yahoo.com. 27 July 2021 .
- Web site: Marat Niyazov. olympics.com.
- Web site: Un apartamento, un vehículo y 50.000 dólares para primera medallista olímpica de Turkmenistán. 21 August 2021.
- News: Тяжелоатлетка Полина Гурьева завоевала первую для Туркменистана медаль на Олимпийских играх . Туркменистан сегодня . 27 July 2021 . ru.
- Web site: Polina Guryeva was awarded the honorary title of Honored Master of Sports of Turkmenistan | Society.
- Web site: Полине Гурьевой присвоено почётное звание заслуженного мастера спорта Туркменистана | Общество.
