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Polina Guryeva

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Polina Aleksandrovna Guryeva (Turkmen: Polina Aleksandrowna Gurýewa, Russian: Полина Александровна Гурьева, born 5 October 1999) is a Turkmenistani weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in 2021 and won a silver medal in the women's 59 kg competition. This was the first ever Olympic medal for Turkmenistan. She is one of the few Turkmens who won Olympic medals, joining the likes of the late Marat Nyýazow (who represented the USSR at the 1960 Olympics in Rome) and Daniyar İsmayilov (an ethnic Turkmen who represents Turkey). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Polina Guryeva is the 4,877th most popular athlete (up from 5,240th in 2024), the 44th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkmen Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Polina Guryeva ranks 4,877 out of 6,025. Before her are Walter Dix, Olga Vasdeki, Frank Rutherford, Eldaniz Azizli, Mykhailo Romanchuk, and Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa. After her are Rochelle Stevens, Oh Se-jong, Pierce LePage, Sally Pearson, Gábor Balogh, and Eduardo Gurbindo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Polina Guryeva ranks 276. Before her are Diogo Leite, Wei Yi, Tomás Martín Etcheverry, Brec Bassinger, Robert Shwartzman, and Josh Cavallo. After her are Keyshawn Davis, Leo Skiri Østigård, Pato O'Ward, Ben Brereton Díaz, Manor Solomon, and Rodrigo Zalazar.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Polina Guryeva ranks 44 out of 50. Before her are Remigija Nazarovienė (1967), Wladimir Baýramow (1980), Rolan Gusev (1977), Ruslan Mingazow (1991), Danil Burkenya (1978), and Arslanmyrat Amanow (1990). After her are Nazar Baýramow (1982), Yui Koike (1991), Muradjan Khalmuratov (1982), Diyorbek Urozboev (1993), Begençmuhammet Kulyýew (1977), and Daniyar İsmayilov (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Turkmenistan

Among athletes born in Turkmenistan, Polina Guryeva ranks 4. Before her are Inha Babakova (1967), Remigija Nazarovienė (1967), and Danil Burkenya (1978). After her are Diyorbek Urozboev (1993), Daniyar İsmayilov (1992), Gülbadam Babamuratowa (1991), and Ronnie Baker (null).

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