Kristina Shermetova ( tk, Kristina Şermetowa; born 25 May 1993 in Ashgabat) is a

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weightlifter. Her best results was a silver medal at the

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Biography

She was born on 25 May 1993, in Turkmenistan capital city Ashgabat. Since childhood, she has been engaged in sports dancing. She started weightlifting in 2007 because of a friend of her father was opened a weightlifting school for girls in Ashgabat. The first coach is Armen Stepanyan.

Career

Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics - (26 July) (4)

The first international success in her career was the bronze medal of the 2009 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship in the category up to 48 kg. Due to injuries, she missed 2015 and 2016 seasons. 2017 turned out to be successful for Kristina Shermetova. The athlete became the third at the

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in the category up to 53 kg, and at the

in Anaheim she won silver. In July 2021, she represented Turkmenistan at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 6th place in the women's 55 kg event.

Major results

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