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Maiya Maneza

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Maiya Maneza is the 4,822nd most popular athlete (down from 4,771st in 2024), the 50th most popular biography from Kyrgyzstan (up from 58th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Kirghiz Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maiya Maneza ranks 4,822 out of 6,025. Before her are Zoltán Kammerer, Monique Éwanjé-Épée, Yun Mi-jin, Lukas Müller, Erik Lesser, and Zuzana Hejnová. After her are Martin Rettl, Jakob Schubert, Sylwia Bogacka, Susan Chapman, Barbara Niedernhuber, and Chloe Esposito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Maiya Maneza ranks 979. Before her are Dušan Kuciak, Yekaterina Andryushina, Kosta Perović, Monta Ellis, Christiane Fürst, and Beatriz Fernández. After her are Mirza Begić, Maxim Belkov, Vanche Shikov, Boukary Dramé, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, and Hamid Sourian.

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In Kyrgyzstan

Among people born in Kyrgyzstan, Maiya Maneza ranks 50 out of 62. Before her are Nikolay Chernetskiy (1959), Ryan Murphy (null), Sapar Isakov (1977), Sergey Mihaylov (1976), Mirlan Murzaev (1990), and Yuriy Melnichenko (1972). After her are Lilli Schwarzkopf (1983), Artem Novikov (1987), Elena Baranova (1972), Aisuluu Tynybekova (1993), Kristina Vogel (1990), and Ulukbek Maripov (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Kyrgyzstan

Among athletes born in Kyrgyzstan, Maiya Maneza ranks 7. Before her are Mariya Pinigina (1958), Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (1951), Igor Paklin (1963), Tatyana Kolpakova (1959), Nikolay Chernetskiy (1959), and Ryan Murphy (null). After her are Lilli Schwarzkopf (1983), Aisuluu Tynybekova (1993), Alexander Kosenkow (1977), Zholaman Sharshenbekov (1999), Meerim Zhumanazarova (1999), and Izzat Artykov (1993).

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