Leila Rajabi

Leila Rajabi
Rajabi at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameТатьяна Илющанка
Birth nameTatyana Ilyushchanka[1]
NationalityBelarusian-Iranian
Born (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 41)[2]
Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union[2]
EducationPhysical education[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)[2]
SpousePeyman Rajabi
Sport
Country Belarus (2001–2007)
 Iran (2007–Present)
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
ClubMokhaberat Bushehr[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests18.18 m (NR) (2013, Pune, India)[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Shot put
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Pune Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kobe Shot put
Asian Indoor Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hanoi Shot put
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tehran Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hangzhou Shot put
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Leila Rajabi (Persian: لیلا رجبی, born Tatyana Ilyushchanka[a] on 18 April 1983 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Naturalized Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin.

She acquired Iranian citizenship and converted to Islam[1] after she married Iranian athlete Peiman Rajabi. She changed her name to "Leila Rajabi" and decided to represent Iran instead of her birthplace Belarus.[1][3] Rajabi immediately broke Iran national record in shot put, improving it about 3 metres and currently is the record holder.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Rostampour, Mehdi (1 August 2012). دختری از بلاروس که بوشهری شد [A girl from Belarus who became Bushehri]. BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d 2012 Olympics Official Profile Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Iranian shot putter Leila Rajabi complains about not having a coach". Tehran Times. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.


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