Tatiana Matveeva
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Tatiana Matveeva is a Russia
n weightlifter
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Matveeva participated in the women's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships
and won the silver medal, finishing behind Oxana Slivenko
. She snatched
110 kg and clean and jerk
ed an additional 135 kg for a total of 245 kg, 18 kg behind winner Slivenko.
At the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships
she won the silver medal in the 69 kg category.
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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Matveeva participated in the women's -69 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...
and won the silver medal, finishing behind Oxana Slivenko
Oxana Slivenko
Oxana Nikolayevna Slivenko is a Russian weightlifter.She won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships in the 63 kg category, and again at the 2006 Junior World Championships in the 69 kg category.Slivenko participated in the women's 69 kg class at the 2006 World...
. She snatched
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
110 kg and clean and jerk
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
ed an additional 135 kg for a total of 245 kg, 18 kg behind winner Slivenko.
At the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships
2008 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:...
she won the silver medal in the 69 kg category.