Kamila Konotop

Kamila Konotop (Ukrainian: Каміла Конотоп, born 23 March 2001, Kharkiv)[1] is a Ukrainian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][3] She is a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Weightlifting Championships.[4] In 2021, Konotop represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Kamila Konotop
Konotop at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameКаміла Конотоп
Born (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportWeightlifting
Weight class55 kg, 59 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Riyadh59 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yerevan 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tirana 55 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 55 kg
Qatar Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 55 kg
IWF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 55 kg

Career

Konotop is from Kharkiv.[5] In 2016, at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Eilat, Israel, she won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event.[6] The following year, at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, she also won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event.[7][8] In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's junior 53 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Zamość, Poland. Konotop also competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan without winning a medal.[9]

In 2019, Konotop competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[10] In that same year, she won the gold medal in the women's junior 55 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[11] At the 6th International Qatar Cup in Doha, Qatar, she won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event.[12][13]

Konotop won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1][14] In April 2021, she secured the gold medal in her event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[15][16] In May 2021, Konotop also won the gold medal in her event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[16][17] She also set a new junior world record of 212 kg.[16]

In July 2021, Konotop represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 5th place in the women's 55 kg event with a total result of 206 kg.[18][19] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the gold medal in her event with a total result of 209 kg.[20][21]

Konotop won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[22][23] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania.[24] In that same year, she won the bronze medal in the women's 59 kg Snatch event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[25][26]

Konotop won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[27][28] She also won the gold medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.[28] She set European records in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Total events, with respectively results of 106 kg, 129 kg and 235 kg.[28] In September 2023, she won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][3]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan55 kg919496410611011272065
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan55 kg788181249294963317727
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand55 kg838688121001041061819216
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia59 kg981011023rd place, bronze medalist(s)11611912182236
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia59 kg1031061062nd place, silver medalist(s)1261301353rd place, bronze medalist(s)2362nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships
2021Russia Moscow, Russia55 kg9093951st place, gold medalist(s)1081111131st place, gold medalist(s)2081st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania55 kg9090942nd place, silver medalist(s)1071111131st place, gold medalist(s)2072nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia59 kg1001041061st place, gold medalist(s)1201251291st place, gold medalist(s)2351st place, gold medalist(s)
World Cup
2020Italy Rome, Italy55 kg8890902nd place, silver medalist(s)10310310651962nd place, silver medalist(s)

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