Aleksandra Jadwiga Klejnowska-Krzywanska (born 17 December 1982 in Legnica) is a Polish weightlifter.

Aleksandra Klejnowska
Personal information
Full nameAleksandra Jadwiga Klejnowska-Krzywanska
Born (1982-12-17) 17 December 1982 (age 41)
Legnica, Poland
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportWeightlifting
Event53kg
Coached byPeter Wysocki
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antalya – 58 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Trencin – 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2002 Antalya – 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kyiv – 58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro – 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sofia – 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sofia – 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Władysławowo – 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Strasbourg – 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi – 58 kg
Updated on 25 July 2012
Aleksandra Klejnowska-Krzywańska
Allegiance Polish Armed Forces
Branch Land Forces
Rank Private first class

Life and career

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She was born in 1982 in Legnica. She represented Poland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, ranking fifth in the 58 kg category, with a total of 202.5 kg.[1]

She became world champion in the 58 kg category at the 2001 World Championships, with a total of 215 kg.[2][3]

On 11 April 2002 Aleksandra Klejnowska and Dominika Misterska failed a drug test carried out in training by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Both appealed, but the IWF Executive Board, decided on 17 November 2002 to suspend them for two years, even though there was evidence from the National Public Prosecutor's Office that the material was not doping.[4]

After the suspension ended, during the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was ranked fifth in the 58 kg category,[5] with a total of 220 kg.[6]

She won a silver medal during the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships, and ranked second in the 58 kg category.

Klejnowska competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar but finished un-ranked because she missed all of her three snatch attempts.[6]

In 2008, she won the European Championships in the 58 kg category, with a total of 212 kg.[6][7]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she ranked 5th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 215 kg.[6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she ranked 5th in the 53 kg category, with a total of 196 kg.[8]

She is serving in the Polish Armed Forces (Land branch) as a private first class since 2009.[9][10]

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Olympic Games 2000 at Sydney, Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007.
  2. ^ "Tactics Mistake Costs China's Liu Bing Gold Medal". People's Daily Sports. 7 November 2001. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
  3. ^ "World Championships Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008.
  4. ^ "IWF News Archive: Important decisions at the IWF meetings". 19 November 2002. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Athens 2004, Daily Results August 16". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  6. ^ a b c d "KLEJNOWSKA Aleksandra". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  7. ^ "European Championships Women: -58 kg". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Women's 53kg". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Wojskowe Orły: podnoszenie ciężarów". Polska Zbrojna. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Polska medalistka MŚ i ME wstąpiła do... wojska". Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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