Svetlana Podobedova
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| Born | May 25, 1986 Ziminsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pavel Blinov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Svetlana Podobedova (born May 25, 1986) is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent. Born in Russia, Podobedova decided to acquire a Kazakhstani passport after the authorities in her hometown handed her a ban for a positive dope test[1].
She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 75 kg category with a total of 291 kg.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Russian weightlifters
- Kazakhstani weightlifters
- World record holders in Olympic weightlifting
- Asian Games medalists in weightlifting
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- Olympic gold medalists for Kazakhstan
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