Svetlana Podobedova

Svetlana Podobedova

Podobedova in 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Svetlana Nikolayevna Podobedova
Nationality	Kazakh
Born	(1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 Ziminsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Years active	2003–
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spouse(s)	Vladimir Sedov
Sport
Country	Russia (2000–2006) Kazakhstan (2006–)
Sport	Olympic weightlifting
Event(s)	–75 kg
Coached by	Pavel Blinov, Enver Turkileri, Alexey Ni
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 134 kg (2010) Clean & Jerk: 161 kg (2012) Total: 295 kg (2010)
Medal record Representing Kazakhstan Olympic Games 2012 London –75 kg World Championships 2009 Goyang –75 kg 2010 Antalya –75 kg 2011 Paris –75 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou –75 kg Representing Russia World Championships 2005 Doha –75 kg European Championships 2004 Kiev –75 kg 2005 Sofia –75 kg
Updated on 23 June 2014.

Svetlana Podobedova (Kazakh: Светлана Подобедова; born May 25 1986, Zima, Irkutsk) is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.

She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 75 kg category with a total of 291 kg. Her 161 kg Clean and Jerk was an Olympic record and her 291 kg total tied the Olympic record set only minutes before by Natalya Zabolotnaya. She won by virtue of lighter bodyweight.

2012 London Olympics

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ)	A	74.58	126	126	130	130	150	156	161	161	291
	Natalia Zabolotnaya (RUS)	A	74.80	125	128	131	131	147	155	160	160	291
	Iryna Kulesha (BLR)	A	74.95	116	121	125	121	140	145	148	148	269

External links

• London 2012 profile
• the-sports.org