Svetlana Ulyanova is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n weightlifter

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

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Ulyanova participated in the women's -48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships

2006 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

, but did not win a medal; however finished on an equal amount of lifted weight at the end of the competition alongside the silver and bronze medal winners. Yang Lian

Yang Lian (weightlifter)

Yang Lian is a Chinese weightlifter.Yang participated in the women's -48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 98 kg and clean and jerking an additional 119 kg for a total of 217 kg. Both being world records and a world record...

 was outstanding lifting 29 kg more than the others. Wiratthaworn Aree (silver) and Hiromi Miyake

Hiromi Miyake

, born 18 November 1985) is a Japanese weightlifter. Her father and coach is Yoshiyuki Miyake. Yoshiyuki Miyake was a bronze medallist in weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics...

(bronze) lifted 188 kg during the tournament. Ulyanova also lifted 188 kg, but as being the heaviest of the three (47.52 / 47.63 / 47.73 kg) did not receive a medal.