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Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 3, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Andrey Podpalny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | short stature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 52 kg - 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Andrey Podpalny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamara Podpalnaya (born January 3, 1972) is a Russian Paralympic powerlifter.[1][2] She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and in 2012.[citation needed] Tamara Podpalnaya has won a tally of 4 medals including 2 gold and silver medals for Russia in the Paralympic event since making her debut in the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Melbourne.[3]
She took the sport of powerlifting in 1997 soon after becoming a mother at the age of 23. She was married to Andrey Podpalny who is a weightlifter and a professional powerlifting coach. Her husband has been coaching the powerlifting sport for her since 1997 after giving birth to a daughter. Her daughter, Uliana Podpalnaya is a Para athlete who has also won a bronze medal in the 2016 IPC European Athletics shot put event.[4] Tamara also holds the title of Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR.[5]
In 2021, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[6][7]