Maryana Naumova
Maryana Aleksandrovna Naumova (Russian: Марьяна Алекса́ндровна Нау́мова; born 22 April 1999) is a Russian powerlifter who specializes in the bench press, and was the leading teenage girl in the world in the discipline. She has won many world championships, has set over 15 world records in her age category, and holds the title of Master of Sport of Russia, International Class.[1] Her awarded victories are qualified by the fact that, despite being a minor, she was cheating through the use of diuretics and masking agents and presumably the doping substances that such agents masked, according to the Yearly Anti-Doping Report published by the International Powerlifting Federation in 2016.[2] Rather than showing contrition, Maryana's response was a suggestion to "recognize Russian blood as a dope".[3]
Maryana Naumova | |
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| Born | Maryana Aleksandrovna Naumova 22 April 1999 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Powerlifting |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Parent(s) | Aleksandr Valentinovich Naumov Olga Igorevna Ivanova |
Career
Maryana Naumova is the first female under-18 to be allowed to participate in professional powerlifting tournaments.[4] In March 2015, she participated in the Arnold Classic, establishing the female record in the event Arnold BenchBach, lifting 150 kg (330 lb). After the tournament she asked Arnold Schwarzenegger to become the President of the United States and normalize Russia–United States relations. She also passed Arnold letters from Donbas children.[4] She said that Arnold Schwarzenegger is a very important person in her life.
As part of Russia's support for the Assad government during the Syrian Civil War, Naumova travelled to Damascus at the invitation of Asma al-Assad, the president's wife.[5]
At the 2016 Arnolds Sports Festival she participated in the SSP Nutrition Pro Raw Bench competition. She lifted 110 kg (240 lb) and placed third, but was later disqualified due to a positive doping test and suspended from lifting for two years.[6]
Political views
In commemoration of the late Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, Naumova had joined the Communist Party of the Russian Federation to celebrate Lenin's 146th birthday and lay flowers at the Mausoleum on Red Square. Naumova was awarded the Order of the UCP-CPSU—also known as "Friendship of the People"—for her humanitarian aid work throughout the world. Professional MMA fighter Jeff Monson had also joined Naumova and the Communist Party to celebrate the life and legacy of Lenin.[7]
In 2017, Naumova said:
To me, communism, first and foremost, equals justice. I cannot say that I studied it extensively ... But I do know that in the Soviet Union people enjoyed considerable social protection. Any kid from Siberia, if he wanted it, could apply to any university without having to pay bribes. But now [in post-Soviet Russia] society is divided into classes: there are the rich who can afford almost anything, and there are ordinary people who’re limited to living in small apartments, eating low-quality food bought in chain stores and working all day long in order to survive and feed their children. I believe that this is unjust, and this is why I’m a member of the Komsomol.
In 2022, Naumova published a video reply to Arnold Schwarzenegger, inviting him to visit the Donbas region in order to witness the plight of the civilians under fire from Ukrainian forces. Naumova said that given that Schwarzenegger visited United States Army troops during the invasion of Iraq, he should be brave enough to visit children of Donbas that are being shelled by Ukrainian forces.[8][9]
References
Inline citations
- Самая сильная девочка планеты посетила Нижний Тагил (in Russian). News agency "Mezhdu Strok". 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- While some of the Z-bloggers have significant experience of war reporting for state-run media, others like Maryana Naumova have no professional training. Yearly Anti-Doping Report
- Maryana Naumova, Facebook
- "Школьница из Подмосковья передала Шварценеггеру письма от детей Донбасса". Argumenty i Fakty. 9 March 2015.
- "Syria: Positions harden". The Economist. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Г.А. Зюганов: На планете немало известных людей, но немного гениев". KPRF (in Russian). 22 April 2016.
- A response to Arnold Schwarzenegger, youtube.com
- Kennedy, William (21 January 2023). "The Maryana Naumova and Arnold Schwarzenegger Feud Explained". Grunge. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
General references
- Десятилетняя девочка ставит рекорды (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
"Russia's strongest girl yells at barbell to win" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
"Russian schoolgirl breaks world powerlifting record". RIA Novosti. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
"Maryana Naumova - The Tiniest Champ". Muscle & Fitness. 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
"Russian girl wins Arnold Classic on bench barbell press". Pravda.Ru. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
"Russian Schoolgirl Sets World Record in Power Lifting". RIA Novosti. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
Юная россиянка шокировала Шварценеггера (in Russian). Dni.Ru. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
15-летняя россиянка подняла штангу весом 145 килограммов (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
"15 yaşında inanılmazı başardı" (in Turkish). Spor Mynet. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
Eurosport (2014-10-08). "What this 15-year-old girl can do is just scary". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
