Nataliya Skakun
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Nataliya Anatoliïvna Skakun is a Ukrain
ian weightlifter who competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics
and won the gold medal, lifting 242.5 kg in total. During clean & jerk she lifted 135.0 kg, which was a new Olympic record
. She also for a time held the world record, 138.0 kg, set when she became world champion in 2003.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
ian weightlifter who competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
and won the gold medal, lifting 242.5 kg in total. During clean & jerk she lifted 135.0 kg, which was a new Olympic record
Olympic record
Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...
. She also for a time held the world record, 138.0 kg, set when she became world champion in 2003.