Tamara Podpalnaya (born January 3, 1972) is a Russian Paralympic powerlifter.[1][2] She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and in 2012.[citation needed] Tamara Podpalnaya has won a tally of 4 medals including 2 gold and silver medals for Russia in the Paralympic event since making her debut in the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Melbourne.[3]
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| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 3, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Andrey Podpalny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | short stature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 52 kg - 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrey Podpalny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
She took the sport of powerlifting in 1997 soon after becoming a mother at the age of 23. She was married to Andrey Podpalny who is a weightlifter and a professional powerlifting coach. Her husband has been coaching the powerlifting sport for her since 1997 after giving birth to a daughter. Her daughter, Uliana Podpalnaya is a Para athlete who has also won a bronze medal in the 2016 IPC European Athletics shot put event.[4] Tamara also holds the title of Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR.[5]
In 2021, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Biography - Overview: (Powerlifting) PODPALNAYA Tamara". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Biography - Overview: (Powerlifting) PODPALNAYA Tamara". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympics: powerlifting guide". 23 August 2012. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Uliana Podpalnaya - Paralympic shot put bio". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Athlete Bio". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Amalia Perez and Sherif Osman cement legendary status". Paralympic.org. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (30 November 2021). "Paralympic gold medallist Shevchuk stars at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
