Leila Rajabi

Leila Rajabi
	Rajabi at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Tatyana Ilyushchanka
Nationality	Belarus/Iran
Born	April 18, 1983 (age 38); Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Education	Physical education
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Spouse(s)	Peyman Rajabi
Sport
Country	Belarus (2001–2007); Iran (2007–Present)
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put
Club	Mokhaberat Bushehr
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	18.13 m (outdoor)
hide Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Iran
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asian Indoor Games
Asian Indoor Championships

Leila Rajabi (Persian: لیلا رجبی‎, born Tatyana Ilyushchanka on 18 April 1983 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Naturalized Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin.

She acquired Iranian citizenship and converted to Islam^[1] after she married Iranian athlete Peiman Rajabi. She changed her name to "Leila Rajabi" and decided to represent Iran instead of her birthplace Belarus.^[1]^[3] Rajabi immediately broke Iran national record in shot put, improving it about 3 metres and currently is the record holder.^[1]

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Belarus
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	5th	16.18 m
2005	European Cup First League	Leiria, Portugal	2nd	17.19 m
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	7th	16.49 m
2006	European Cup Winter Throwing	Tel Aviv, Israel	6th	17.37 m
2007	European Cup Winter Throwing	Yalta, Ukraine	4th	16.43 m
Representing Iran
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (q)	16.60 m
	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	1st	17.07 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	3rd	16.71 m
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	1st	17.32 m (NR)
		Aleppo, Syria	1st	17.43 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	6th	16.51 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	3rd	16.60 m
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	2nd	17.51 m
	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	12th (q)	17.29 m
		Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	16.96 m
	Olympic Games	London, England	21st (q)	17.55 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	2nd	18.18 m
2013	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	17.02 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	17.80 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	18th (q)	17.04 m
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	16.02 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (q)	16.34 m

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rostampour, Mehdi (1 August 2012). دختری از بلاروس که بوشهری شد [A girl from Belarus who became Bushehri]. BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 2012 Olympics Official Profile Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Iranian shot putter Leila Rajabi complains about not having a coach". Tehran Times. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

External links[]

Leila Rajabi at World Athletics

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[BBC-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rostampour, Mehdi (1 August 2012). دختری از بلاروس که بوشهری شد [A girl from Belarus who became Bushehri]. BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[olympics-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 2012 Olympics Official Profile Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine

[TT-3] "Iranian shot putter Leila Rajabi complains about not having a coach". Tehran Times. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

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