Tamara Podpalnaya
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| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 3, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | short stature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 52 kg - 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamara Podpalnaya (born January 3, 1972) is a former Russian female paralympic powerlifter.[1][2] She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and in 2012.[citation needed] Tamara Podpalnaya has won a tally of 4 medals including 2 gold and silver medals for Russia in the Paralympic event since making her debut in the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Melbourne.[3]
Biography[]
She took the sport of powerlifting in 1997 soon after becoming a mother at the age of 23. She was married to who is a weightlifter and a professional powerlifting coach. Her husband has been coaching the powerlifting sport for her since 1997 after giving birth to a daughter. Her daughter, is a Para athlete who has also won a bronze medal in the 2016 IPC European Athletics shot put event.[4] Tamara also holds the title of Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Biography - Overview: (Powerlifting) PODPALNAYA Tamara". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Biography - Overview: (Powerlifting) PODPALNAYA Tamara". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympics: powerlifting guide". 2012-08-23. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Uliana Podpalnaya - Paralympic shot put bio". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Athlete Bio". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Russian powerlifters
- Female powerlifters
- Paralympic powerlifters of Russia
- Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
- Paralympic silver medalists for Russia
- Powerlifters at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifters at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifters at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in powerlifting