![]() Nastassia Novikava (centre), on a pre-stamped envelope of Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 16 November 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 58kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Viktor Shilay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 27 October 2016 |
Nastassia Novikava ( Belarusian: Настасся Новікава) (born 16 November 1981 in Zhodzina, Byelorussian SSR) is a world championship winning weightlifter from Belarus.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics Novikava ranked fifth in the 53 kg class. [1] At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 53 kg class, lifting a total of 213 kg. [1]
She initially won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2]
After 2008, Novikava moved up to the -58 kg category.
She won the 2010 European Championship with a personal best of 238 kg. In 2011, she won the world championship with a total of 237 kg. [3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 7th with a total of 230 kg. [4]
In 2016, she was stripped of her 2008 Olympic medal after a retest of her doping sample tested positive for steroids. [5]
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Born | 16 November 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 58kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Viktor Shilay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 27 October 2016 |
Nastassia Novikava ( Belarusian: Настасся Новікава) (born 16 November 1981 in Zhodzina, Byelorussian SSR) is a world championship winning weightlifter from Belarus.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics Novikava ranked fifth in the 53 kg class. [1] At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 53 kg class, lifting a total of 213 kg. [1]
She initially won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2]
After 2008, Novikava moved up to the -58 kg category.
She won the 2010 European Championship with a personal best of 238 kg. In 2011, she won the world championship with a total of 237 kg. [3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 7th with a total of 230 kg. [4]
In 2016, she was stripped of her 2008 Olympic medal after a retest of her doping sample tested positive for steroids. [5]