Irina Nekrassova (born 1 March 1988)[1] is a female weightlifter from Kazakhstan.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ирина Сергеевна Некрасова |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Born | 1 March 1988 |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Career edit
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 9th in the 69 kg category, lifting 228 kg in total.[1]
She initially won the silver medal in the 63 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with 240 kg in total. On 17 November 2016 the IOC disqualified her from the 2008 Olympic Games, stripped her Olympic medal and struck her results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of her doping sample from 2008.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "NEKRASSOVA Irina". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "Doping: 2008 Beijing Olympics medal winners among 16 athletes banned for doping". BBC. 17 November 2016.
External links edit
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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