Svetlana Shimkova (born 18 September 1983) is a Russian weightlifter. At the

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she won the silver medal in the 63 kg category, with a world record

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of 139 kg, which was surpassed in the same contest by

Pawina Thongsuk Pawina Thongsuk (born April 18, 1979 in Sikhoraphum, Surin) is a Thai weightlifter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she won an Olympic gold medal with 122.5 kg snatching and 272.5 kg total in the 75 kg category. In 2005, ...

with 140 kg. She won gold in the 63 kg category at the

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, and again at the

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, in 2006 with another world record clean and jerk of 141 kg. Shimkova participated in the women's -63 kg class at the

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and won the silver medal, finishing behind

Quyang Xiaofang Ouyang Xiaofang (; born 5 April 1983) is a weightlifter from Liaoning, People's Republic of China. Ouyang participated in the women's -63 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 110& ...

. She snatched 108 kg and

ed an additional 133 kg for a total of 241 kg, 5 kg behind winner Quyang.75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -63 KG WOMEN
, iwf.net At the

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she participated in the 69 kg category, with 112 kg ranked 4th in the snatch, but failed to lift in the clean and jerk.

References

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