Maiya Maneza
Weightlifter, Olympic athlete
1985 –
Who is Maiya Maneza?
Maiya Maneza is a Kazakhstani weightlifter. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg category lifting a combined weight of 245 kg. She established a new Olympic Record in the process.
Maiya is a member of the ethnic Dungan minority. Born in China, she moved to Kazakhstan in 2007 and competes for Kazakhstan. Following her Olympic medal win the government Xinhua news agency claimed that Maiya and fellow weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo should be regarded as Chinese. The government of Kazakhstan rejected this claim and accused China of "poor sportsmanship".
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- Born
- Nov 1, 1985
Tokmok - Also known as
- 迈娅·马内扎
- Манеза, Майя Салахаровна
- Nationality
- Kazakhstan
- Profession
- Lived in
- Tokmok
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on July 23, 2013
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