About Nastassia Novikava
Born 1981. Nastassia Novikava is a Belarusian weightlifter.
Nastassia Novikava (born 16 November 1981 in Zhodzina, Byelorussian SSR) is a world championship winning weightlifter from Belarus.
Career At the 2004 Summer Olympics Novikava ranked fifth in the 53 kg class.
She initially won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
After 2008, Novikava moved up to the -58 kg category.
She won the 2010 European Championship with a personal best of 238 kg. In 2011, she won the world championship with a total of 237 kg.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 7th with a total of 230 kg.
In 2016, she was stripped of her 2008 Olympic medal after a retest of her doping sample tested positive for steroids.
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Who is Nastassia Novikava?
Belarusian weightlifter
When was Nastassia Novikava born?
Nastassia Novikava was born on 16 November 1981 in Zhodzina.
What is Nastassia Novikava's occupation?
Nastassia Novikava is a weightlifter.
What nationality is Nastassia Novikava?
Nastassia Novikava is Belarusian.
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