Yuliya Dovhal

Yuliya Dovhal

Personal information
Full name	Yuliya Vitaliïvna Dovhal
Nationality	Ukraine  Azerbaijan
Born	(1983-06-02) 2 June 1983 (age 41) Kirovohrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+75 kg
Club	Kolos Odeska Oblast

Yuliya Vitaliïvna Dovhal (Ukrainian: Юлія Віталіївна Довгаль; born June 2, 1983, in Kirovohrad) is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani weightlifter.^[1]

Career

Dovhal represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's super heavyweight category (+75 kg), along with her compatriot Olha Korobka, who eventually won the silver medal. Dovhal placed seventh in this event, as she successfully lifted 118 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 140 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 258 kg.^[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuliya Dovhal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
2. "Women's +75kg (+165 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

External links

• Yuliia Dovhal at Olympedia
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile