Maiya Maneza
Maneza depicted on a stamp from Kazakhstan | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1 November 1985 (age 40) | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 姚丽 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 姚麗 | ||||||||||
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| Russian name | |||||||||||
| Russian | Майя Салахаровна Манеза | ||||||||||
| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | Майя Салахарқызы Манеза | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||
Event | 63 kg | ||||||||||
Medal record | |||||||||||
| Updated on 27 October 2016 | |||||||||||
Maiya Salakharqyzy Maneza (Kazakh: Майя Салахарқызы Манеза; Russian: Майя Салахаровна Манеза; born 1 November 1985) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter. She initially won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg category by lifting a combined weight of 245 kg and set a new Olympic record in the process. She was later stripped of her Olympic medal after a failed drug test.