About Olha Korobka
Born 1985. Olha Korobka is a Ukrainian weightlifter.
Olha Vasylivna Korobka (; born December 7, 1985 Bobrovytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian weightlifter who was the European record holder in the snatch with 133 kg, and in the clean and jerk with 164 kg.
Career Korobka ranked 7th in the women's over 75 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
On April 18, 2008, Korobka won her third straight European championship overall title in the women's over 75 kg category by lifting 277 kg in total (127 kg in the snatch, 150 kg in the clean and jerk).
At the 2008 Summer Olympics she initially won the silver medal in the +75 kg category, with a total of 277 kg. At a height of and weighing , she was the heaviest female competitor at the Games.
Korobka won silver medal as superweight in the 2010 European Championship, at a bodyweight of . In February 2012, she was banned for four years, until November 2015, for doping. She had failed a drug test after the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, where she won three bronze medals.
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Who is Olha Korobka?
Ukrainian weightlifter
When was Olha Korobka born?
Olha Korobka was born on 7 December 1985 in Bobrovytsia.
What is Olha Korobka's occupation?
Olha Korobka is a weightlifter.
What nationality is Olha Korobka?
Olha Korobka is Ukrainian.
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