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]
^ abcdefghRostampour, 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.
leila, rajabi, persian, لیلا, رجبی, born, tatyana, ilyushchanka, april, 1983, vitebsk, byelorussian, soviet, union, naturalized, iranian, shot, putter, belarusian, origin, rajabi, 2016, summer, olympicspersonal, informationbirth, nametatyana, ilyushchanka, nat. Leila Rajabi Persian لیلا رجبی born Tatyana Ilyushchanka on 18 April 1983 in Vitebsk Byelorussian SSR Soviet Union is a Naturalized Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin Leila RajabiRajabi at the 2016 Summer OlympicsPersonal informationBirth nameTatyana Ilyushchanka 1 NationalityBelarus IranBorn 1983 04 18 April 18 1983 age 39 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 Spouse s Peyman RajabiSportCountry Belarus 2001 2007 Iran 2007 Present SportTrack and fieldEvent s Shot putClubMokhaberat Bushehr 1 Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 18 18 m NR 2013 Pune India 1 Medal record Women s athleticsRepresenting IranAsian Games2014 Incheon Shot putAsian Championships2013 Pune Shot put2009 Guangzhou Shot put2011 Kobe Shot putAsian Indoor Games2009 Hanoi Shot putAsian Indoor Championships2010 Tehran Shot put2012 Hangzhou Shot putShe 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 EditYear Competition Venue Position NotesRepresenting Belarus2002 World Junior Championships Kingston Jamaica 5th 16 18 m2005 European Cup First League Leiria Portugal 2nd 17 19 mEuropean U23 Championships Erfurt Germany 7th 16 49 m2006 European Cup Winter Throwing Tel Aviv Israel 6th 17 37 m2007 European Cup Winter Throwing Yalta Ukraine 4th 16 43 mRepresenting Iran2009 World Championships Berlin Germany 25th q 16 60 mAsian Indoor Games Hanoi Vietnam 1st 17 07 mAsian Championships Guangzhou China 3rd 16 71 m2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran Iran 1st 17 32 m NRWest Asian Championships Aleppo Syria 1st 17 43 mAsian Games Guangzhou China 6th 16 51 m2011 Asian Championships Kobe Japan 3rd 16 60 m2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou China 2nd 17 51 mWorld Indoor Championships Istanbul Turkey 12th q 17 29 mWest Asian Championships Dubai United Arab Emirates 1st 16 96 mOlympic Games London England 21st q 17 55 m2013 Asian Championships Pune India 2nd 18 18 m NRIslamic Solidarity Games Palembang Indonesia 1st 17 02 m2014 Asian Games Incheon South Korea 2nd 17 80 m2015 World Championships Beijing China 18th q 17 04 m2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha Qatar 4th 16 02 mOlympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 32nd q 16 34 mReferences Edit 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 a b c d 2012 Olympics Official Profile Archived 2013 05 26 at the Wayback Machine 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 External links EditLeila Rajabi at World Athletics This biographical article relating to Iranian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leila Rajabi amp oldid 1111052323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
