Nationality Ukraine Name Yuliya Dovhal Sport Weightlifting Height 1.67 m | Event(s) +75 kg Weight 96 kg Club Kolos Odeska Oblast | |
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Full name Yuliya Vitaliivna Dovhal Born 2 June 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-06-02 ) Kirovohrad, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Yuliya Vitaliïvna Dovhal (Ukrainian: Юлія Віталіївна Довгаль; born June 2, 1983 in Kirovohrad) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.
Career
Dovhal represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's super heavyweight category (+75 kg), along with her compatriot Olha Korobka, who eventually won the silver medal. Dovhal placed seventh in this event, as she successfully lifted 118 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 140 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 258 kg.
References
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