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Nataliya Kuznetsova, also spelled Natalia (née Trukhina; born July 1, 1991), is a Russian professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. Kuznetsova began powerlifting at fourteen years of age in an attempt to gain muscle mass. [2] [3]
Zoe Smith (born 26 April 1994) is an English weightlifter.In October 2010, she won a bronze medal in the women's 58 kg division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, her first senior international competition, to become the first English woman to win a Commonwealth Games weightlifting medal.
Atlas Weightlifting Club 218 kg Meredith Alwine 71 kg 2022 Florida Elite 238 kg Mattie Rogers 76 kg 2022 Catalyst Athletics 252 kg Maci Winn 81 kg 2022 Praxis Weightlifting 234 kg Laura Alexander 87 kg 2022 Catalyst Athletics 240 kg Mary Theisen-Lappen +87 kg 2022 1Kilo 271 kg Katie Grob 45 kg 2021 Philadelphia Barbell 130 kg Hayley Reichardt
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Campbell became the first British female weightlifter to win a medal at the Olympics, with a silver in the women's +87 kg event. [8] [9] [10] Later that year, she went on to earn a bronze medal at the World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [11] [12]
Judy Glenney (born March 15, 1949) is an American National Weightlifting Champion and former IWF referee and coach. She is noted for her influence as a pioneer in women's weightlifting. Glenney has been recognized as the strongest woman in history based on her accomplishments throughout her career in professional competitive powerlifting. [1]
Li Wenwen (Chinese: 李雯雯; pinyin: Lǐ Wénwén; born 5 March 2000) is a Chinese weightlifter competing in the women's +87 kg division. [5] She is a double Olympic champion, the current world champion, as well as the incumbent Asian champion. In 2021, she set the current world records for both clean & jerk and snatch.
She is also the first woman ever known to be a member of the 2,000 pound club, as she is the first of two women ever to total over 2,000 pounds in a meet on the same day. [9] She has also competed in strongwoman contests, beginning in 2002. Swanson is also known for doing 35 kg dumbbell curls for 10 repetitions.
Liao Qiuyun (Chinese: 廖秋云, born 13 July 1995) is a Chinese weightlifter. [1] She is the silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo [ 2 ] and World and Asian Champion. [ 3 ] She competes in the women's 55 kg division.