Aleksandra Klejnowska

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

Aleksandra Klejnowska
Personal information
Full nameAleksandra Jadwiga Klejnowska-Krzywanska
Born (1982-12-17) 17 December 1982
Legnica, Poland
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 12 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)53kg
Coached byPeter Wysocki
Updated on 25 July 2012.

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]

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. "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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