Alla Ivanovna Vazhenina (born May 29, 1983) is a

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

competing for

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. She was born in

Shadrinsk Shadrinsk () is a town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Iset River ( Ob's basin) northwest of Kurgan. Population: History Shadrinsk was founded in 1662 as an agricultural and trade settlement. Shadrinsk hosted th ...

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. When she was not selected for the Russian national team, she decided to compete for Kazakhstan.http://www.kurganobl.ru/5937.html , Russian lang. She won the silver medal in the 75 kg category at the

2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th men's and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the eve ...

, with a total of 266 kg. At the

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she won the silver medal in the 75 kg category, again with a total of 266 kg. Recipient of the

Order of Parasat The Order of Parasat (, ''Parasat ordeni''; the Order of Nobility) is an order awarded by the government of Kazakhstan. It was established in 1993. The order is awarded to notable figures in the fields of science, culture, literature and art, as w ...

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at beijing2008 People from Shadrinsk Living people 1983 births Recipients of the Order of Parasat Russian female weightlifters Kazakhstani female weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Kazakhstan Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Kazakhstan Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kurgan Oblast 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-weightlifting-bio-stub