Leila Rajabi
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Birth name | Tatsiana Ilyushchanka[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Belarus/Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
[2] Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union[2] | April 18, 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Bushehr, Iran[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Physical education[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Mokhaberat Bushehr[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 18.13 m (outdoor)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leila Rajabi (Persian: لیلا رجبی, born Tastiana Ilyushchanka on 18 April 1983 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Naturalized Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin.
She acquired Iranian citizenship and converted to Islam[1] after she married Iranian athlete Peiman Rajabi. She changed her name to "Leila Rajabi" and decided to represent Iran instead of her birthplace Belarus.[1][3] Rajabi immediately broke Iran national record in shot put, improving it about 3 metres and currently is the record holder.[1]
Competition record
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rostampour, Mehdi (1 August 2012). دختری از بلاروس که بوشهری شد [A girl from Belarus who became Bushehri]. BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 2012 Olympics Official Profile Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Iranian shot putter Leila Rajabi complains about not having a coach". Tehran Times. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
External links
- Leila Rajabi at IAAF
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