Iranian shot putter (born 1983)
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]
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Belarus
2002
World Junior Championships
Kingston, Jamaica
5th
Shot put
16.18 m
2005
European Cup First League
Leiria, Portugal
2nd
Shot put
17.19 m
European U23 Championships
Erfurt, Germany
7th
Shot put
16.49 m
2006
European Cup Winter Throwing
Tel Aviv, Israel
6th
Shot put
17.37 m
2007
European Cup Winter Throwing
Yalta, Ukraine
4th
Shot put
16.43 m
Representing Iran
2009
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
25th (q)
Shot put
16.60 m
Asian Indoor Games
Hanoi, Vietnam
1st
Shot put
17.07 m
Asian Championships
Guangzhou, China
3rd
Shot put
16.71 m
2010
Asian Indoor Championships
Tehran, Iran
1st
Shot put
17.32 m NR
West Asian Championships
Aleppo, Syria
1st
Shot put
17.43 m
Asian Games
Guangzhou, China
6th
Shot put
16.51 m
2011
Asian Championships
Kobe, Japan
3rd
Shot put
16.60 m
2012
Asian Indoor Championships
Hangzhou, China
2nd
Shot put
17.51 m
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
12th (q)
Shot put
17.29 m
West Asian Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1st
Shot put
16.96 m
1st
Discus throw
41.21 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
21st (q)
Shot put
17.55 m
2013
Asian Championships
Pune, India
2nd
Shot put
18.18 m NR
Islamic Solidarity Games
Palembang, Indonesia
1st
Shot put
17.02 m
2014
Asian Games
Incheon, South Korea
2nd
Shot put
17.80 m
2015
World Championships
Beijing, China
18th (q)
Shot put
17.04 m
2016
Asian Indoor Championships
Doha, Qatar
4th
Shot put
16.02 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
32nd (q)
Shot put
16.34 m
Notes
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