Aleksandra Klejnowska
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| Full name | Aleksandra Jadwiga Klejnowska-Krzywanska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1982 Legnica, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 53kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Peter Wysocki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksandra Jadwiga Klejnowska-Krzywanska (born 17 December 1982 in Legnica) is a Polish weightlifter.
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 7th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 215 kg.[6]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics she ranked 7th in the 53 kg category, with a total of 196 kg.[8]
Notes and references
- ^ "Olympic Games 2000 at Sydney, Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com.
- ^ "Tactics Mistake Costs China's Liu Bing Gold Medal". People's Daily Sports. 2001-11-07. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "World Championships Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com.
- ^ "IWF News Archive: Important decisions at the IWF meetings". 2002-11-19. Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Athens 2004, Daily Results August 16". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ a b c d "KLEJNOWSKA Aleksandra". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "European Championships Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com.
- ^ "Women's 53kg". london2012.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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