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Yuliya Dovhal
Yuliya Vitaliïvna Dovhal (Ukrainian: Юлія Віталіївна Довгаль; born June 2, 1983 in Kirovohrad) is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani weightlifter.
Career
Dovhal represented Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's super heavyweight category (+75:kg), along with her compatriot Olha Korobka, who eventually won the silver medal. Dovhal placed seventh in this event, as she successfully lifted 118:kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 140:kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 258:kg.
References
External links
- Julija Dowhal at Olympedia
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile