- Aleksandra Klejnowska
Aleksandra Klejnowska (born
December 17 ,1982 inLegnica ) 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. [cite web|title=Olympic Games 2000 at Sydney, Women: -58 kg|publisher=Sports123.com|url=http://sports123.com/wei/results/wo-58-2000.html]She became world champion in the 58 kg category at the 2001 World Championships, with a total of 215 kg. [cite news|title=Tactics Mistake Costs China's Liu Bing Gold Medal|url=http://english.people.com.cn/english/200111/07/eng20011107_84051.html| accessdate=2008-08-16|work=People's Daily Sports|date=2001-11-07] [cite web|title=World Championships Women: -58 kg|publisher=Sports123.com|url=http://sports123.com/wei/ww-58.html]
On April 11, 2002 Aleksandra Klejnowska and
Dominika Misterska failed a drug test carried out in training by theWorld Anti-Doping Agency . Both appealed, but the IWF Executive Board decided on November 17, 2002 to suspend them for two years. [cite web|title=IWF News Archive, archive.org: Important decisions at the IWF meetings|date=2002-11-19|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040804081744/www.iwf.net/news/archive.html|accessdate=2008-08-17]At the
2004 Summer Olympics she ranked fifth in the 58 kg category, [cite web|title=Athens 2004, Daily Results August 16|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/weightlifting/results?day=16|accessdate=2008-08-06] with a total of 220 kg.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.cite web|title=KLEJNOWSKA Aleksandra|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=98]In 2008, she won the European Championships in the 58 kg category, with a total of 212 kg. [cite web|title=European Championships Women: -58 kg|publisher=Sports123.com|url=http://sports123.com/wei/we-58.html]
At the
2008 Summer Olympics she ranked 7th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 215 kg.Notes and references
External links
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/212417.shtml Athlete Biography] at beijing2008
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