Alina Marushchak

Alina Marushchak (born 6 March 1997 in Pylypy-Khrebtiyivski, Khmelnytskyi Oblast)[1][2] is a Ukrainian weightlifter. In 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 81 kg event at both the World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia.[3][4]

Alina Marushchak
Personal information
Born (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997
Pylypy-Khrebtiyivski, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportWeightlifting
Weight class81 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 81 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tirana 81 kg

She also won the silver medal in the under-23 women's 71 kg event at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[1]

Marushchak won silver medal at the 2022 European Championships in Tirana, Albania, finishing second behind her team fellow Iryna Dekha.[5][6]

In March 2023, she tested positive for a banned substance.[7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kg1081111131st place, gold medalist(s)1311351391st place, gold medalist(s)2481st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia81 kg1161191212nd place, silver medalist(s)13714214272566
European Championships
2021Russia Moscow, Russia81 kg1031061091st place, gold medalist(s)1221271313rd place, bronze medalist(s)2361st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania81 kg1081121132nd place, silver medalist(s)1271341373rd place, bronze medalist(s)2352nd place, silver medalist(s)
European U23 Championships
2019Romania Bucharest, Romania71 kg93981011st place, gold medalist(s)1111171242nd place, silver medalist(s)2252nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. Хмельничанка Аліна Марущак стала абсолютною чемпіонкою світу з важкої атлетики (Alina Marushshak from Khmelnytskyi Region became absolute World Weightlifting Champion), 16 December 2021 (in Ukrainian).
  3. Oliver, Brian (15 December 2021). "Australia's long wait for world champion goes on as favourite Cikamatana bombs out". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. Oliver, Brian (9 April 2021). "Pliesnoi boosts Olympic hopes with impressive win at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. "Ukrainians triumphed at the European Weightlifting Championships: Dekh won gold, Marushchak silver". espreso.tv. Espreso.tv. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. Oliver, Brian (28 April 2023). "Exclusive: Ukraine faces Olympic weightlifting ban after world champion's doping violation". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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