Ruza Kuzieva
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Born | (1994-03-12) 12 March 1994 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ruza Kuzieva (born 12 March 1994)[1] is an Uzbekistani Paralympic powerlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2018 Asian Para Games and she is a two-time medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.
Career
In 2013, Kuzieva was banned for two years after testing positive for metandienone, a banned substance.[4] A few years later, in 2016, she tested positive for meldonium but she was not banned at that time.[5]
Kuzieva won the bronze medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico. At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event.[6]
Results
Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
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2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 61 kg | 130 | 130 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Ruza Kuzieva Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "Pérez wins fourth Paralympic gold with women's under-61kg powerlifting victory". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's 61 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Goddard, Emily (17 June 2013). "Uzbekistani powerlifter Kuzieva receives two-year ban for doping violation". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (23 November 2016). "Powerlifter avoids drugs ban after failure for meldonium". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (15 July 2019). "World record holder Shevchuk takes gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
External links
- Ruza Kuzieva at Paralympic.org
- Ruza Kuzieva at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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