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Ruza Kuzieva

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Ruza Kuzieva
Personal information
Born (1994-03-12) 12 March 1994 (age 30)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 73 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 55 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 55 kg

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

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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

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Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3
Summer Paralympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan 61 kg 126 126 130 130 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Ruza Kuzieva Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "Pérez wins fourth Paralympic gold with women's under-61kg powerlifting victory". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's 61 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ Goddard, Emily (17 June 2013). "Uzbekistani powerlifter Kuzieva receives two-year ban for doping violation". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ^ Palmer, Dan (23 November 2016). "Powerlifter avoids drugs ban after failure for meldonium". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ^ Etchells, Daniel (15 July 2019). "World record holder Shevchuk takes gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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