Zarema Kasaeva is a Russia

Russia

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n weightlifter. Kasaeva became an Olympic medalist during the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 when she won the bronze medal in the women's -69 kg class.

At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships

2005 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...

 she won the gold medal in the 69 kg category, with a world record 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...

 of 157 kg, and a total of 275 kg.

Kasaeva participated in the women's -75 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 bronze medal, finishing behind Cao Lei

Cao Lei

Cao Lei is a female Chinese weightlifter. She was born in north China's Hebei Province and was raised in northeastern Heilongjiang Province....

 and Nadezhda Evstyukhina

Nadezhda Evstyukhina

Nadezhda Alexandrovna Yevstyukhina is a Russian weightlifter.In the 69 kg category, she won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships, and the gold medal at the 2006 Junior World Championships.Yevstyukhina participated in the women's -75 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 136 kg for a total of 246 kg, 22 kg behind winner Cao.

Career statistics

Date	Tournament	Venue	Weight category	Snatch	Rank	Clean and jerk	Rank	Overall	Rank
2002-11-23	World Championships	Warsaw, Poland 2002 World Weightlifting Championships The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from November 18 to November 26, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...	-69 kg	100.0 kg	7th	125.0 kg	9th	225.0 kg	7th
2003-04-22	European Championships	Loutraki, Greece 2003 European Weightlifting Championships The 2003 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Loutraki, Greece. It was the 82nd edition of the event.-Men:-Women:-References:*...	-69 kg	105.0 kg	4th	130.0 kg	3rd	235.0 kg	3rd
2003-11-17	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada 2003 World Weightlifting Championships The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...	-69 kg	112.5 kg	5th	132.5 kg	5th	245.0 kg	5th
2004-08-15	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg These are the results of the women's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 11 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 69 kilograms.-Medalists:...	-69 kg	117.5 kg	-	145.0 kg	-	262.5 kg	3rd
2005-04-22	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria 2005 European Weightlifting Championships The 2005 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 19 to April 24, 2005. It was the 84th edition of the event. There were a total number of 185 athletes competing, from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...	-69 kg	120.0 kg	1st	145.5 kg	1st	265.5 kg	1st
2005-11-09	World Championships	Doha, Qatar 2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...	-69 kg	118.0 kg	2nd	157.0 kg	1st	275.0 kg	1st
2006-10-02	World Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 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...	-75 kg	110.0 kg	4th	136.0 kg	3rd	246.0 kg	3rd
2007-04-17	European Championships	Strasbourg, France 2007 European Weightlifting Championships The 2007 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Strasbourg, France from 17 April to 22 April 2007. It was the 86th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:*...	-69 kg	100.0 kg	4th	128.0 kg	4th	228.0 kg	4th