Yuliya Siarheyeuna Novakovich ( be, Юлія Сяргееўна Наваковіч; born May 6, 1989, in
Pinsk) is a
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
ian
weightlifter. Novakovich represented Belarus at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing
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, where she competed for the
women's heavyweight category, along with her compatriot
Iryna Kulesha
Iryna Mikhailauna Kulesha ( be, Ірына Міхайлаўна Кулеша, born 26 June 1986 in Brest, Belarus or in Oberovshina) is a Belarusian weightlifter.
Career
Kulesha originally won an Olympic bronze medal in the under 75 kg wei ...
, who eventually won the silver medal. She placed tenth in this event, as she successfully lifted 110 kg in the
snatch, and hoisted 127 kg in the
clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...
, for a total of 237 kg.
References
External links
NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Belarusian female weightlifters
1989 births
Living people
Olympic weightlifters for Belarus
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Pinsk
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