Aleksandra Klejnowska

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Aleksandra Klejnowska
Personal information
Full nameAleksandra Jadwiga Klejnowska-Krzywanska
Born (1982-12-17) 17 December 1982 (age 41)
Legnica, Poland
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportWeightlifting
Event53kg
Coached byPeter Wysocki
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antalya – 58 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Trencin – 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2002 Antalya – 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kiev – 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro – 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sofia – 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sofia – 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Władysławowo – 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Strasbourg – 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi – 58 kg
Updated on 25 July 2012

Aleksandra Jadwiga Klejnowska-Krzywanska (born 17 December 1982 in Legnica) is a Polish weightlifter.

Life and career

She was born in 1982 in Legnica. She represented Poland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, ranking fifth in the 58 kg category, with a total of 202.5 kg.[1]

She became world champion in the 58 kg category at the 2001 World Championships, with a total of 215 kg.[2][3]

On 11 April 2002 Aleksandra Klejnowska and Dominika Misterska failed a drug test carried out in training by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Both appealed, but the IWF Executive Board decided on 17 November 2002 to suspend them for two years.[4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics she ranked fifth in the 58 kg category,[5] with a total of 220 kg.[6]

Klejnowska competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar but finished un-ranked because she missed all of her three snatch attempts.[6]

In 2008, she won the European Championships in the 58 kg category, with a total of 212 kg.[6][7]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she ranked 5th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 215 kg.[6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she ranked 5th in the 53 kg category, with a total of 196 kg.[8]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Olympic Games 2000 at Sydney, Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23.
  2. ^ "Tactics Mistake Costs China's Liu Bing Gold Medal". People's Daily Sports. 2001-11-07. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  3. ^ "World Championships Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20.
  4. ^ "IWF News Archive: Important decisions at the IWF meetings". 2002-11-19. Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  5. ^ "Athens 2004, Daily Results August 16". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  6. ^ a b c d "KLEJNOWSKA Aleksandra". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  7. ^ "European Championships Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22.
  8. ^ "Women's 53kg". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

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