Svetlana Podobedova

Svetlana Podobedova

Podobedova in 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Svetlana Nikolayevna Podobedova
Nationality Kazakh
Born (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986
Ziminsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Years active 2003–
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Spouse(s) Vladimir Sedov
Sport
Country
Sport Olympic weightlifting
Event(s) –75 kg
Coached by Pavel Blinov, Enver Turkileri, Alexey Ni
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 134 kg (2010)
  • Clean & Jerk: 161 kg (2012)
  • Total: 295 kg (2010)
Updated on 23 June 2014.

Svetlana Podobedova (Kazakh: Светлана Подобедова; born May 25 1986, Zima, Irkutsk[1]) is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.

She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 75 kg category with a total of 291 kg. Her 161 kg Clean and Jerk was an Olympic record and her 291 kg total tied the Olympic record set only minutes before by Natalya Zabolotnaya. She won by virtue of lighter bodyweight.[1]

2012 London Olympics

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st  Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) A 74.58 126 126 130 130 150 156 161 161 291
2nd  Natalia Zabolotnaya (RUS) A 74.80 125 128 131 131 147 155 160 160 291
3rd  Iryna Kulesha (BLR) A 74.95 116 121 125 121 140 145 148 148 269

References

  1. 1 2 Svetlana Podobedova. sports-reference.com

External links

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