Ukrainian weightlifter (born 2001)
Kamila Konotop
Konotop at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Native name Каміла Конотоп Born (2001-03-23 ) 23 March 2001 (age 23) Kharkiv , UkraineCountry Ukraine Sport Weightlifting Weight class 55 kg, 59 kg
Kamila Sergiivna Konotop (Ukrainian : Каміла Сергіївна Конотоп , born 23 March 2001 in 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 four-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the European Weightlifting Championships .[ 4] Konotop represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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]
In 2024, she won the gold medal in her event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. In August, Konotop represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[ 29] She finished in 7th place in the women's 59 kg event with a total result of 227 kg setting an Olympic record of 104 kg in the Snatch that was later beaten by other athletes.[ 29] She was injured in the second Snatch attempt.[ 30]
Year
Venue
Weight
Snatch (kg)
Clean & Jerk (kg)
Total
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
Summer Olympics
2021
Tokyo , Japan
55 kg
91
94
96
—
106
110
112
—
206
5
2024
Paris , France
59 kg
104
106
106
—
123
129
132
—
227
7
World Championships
2018
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
55 kg
78
81
81
24
92
94
96
33
177
27
2019
Pattaya , Thailand
55 kg
83
86
88
12
100
104
106
18
192
16
2022
Bogotá , Colombia
59 kg
98
101
102
116
119
121
8
223
6
2023
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
59 kg
103
106
106
126
130
135
236
IWF World Cup
2020
Rome , Italy
55 kg
88
90
90
103
103
106
5
196
2024
Phuket , Thailand
59 kg
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
European Championships
2021
Moscow , Russia
55 kg
90
93
95
108
111
113
208
2022
Tirana , Albania
55 kg
90
90
94
107
111
113
207
2023
Yerevan , Armenia
59 kg
100
104
106
120
125
129
235
2024
Sofia , Bulgaria
59 kg
102
105
108
121
125
––
230
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^ "Results Book" (PDF) . 2021 European Weightlifting Championships . Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ 21-річна українка Конотоп - чемпіонка Європи у важкій атлетиці. Це перше "золото" України (in Ukrainian). suspilne.media. 4 April 2021.
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^ "2017 Youth World Championships Results Book" (PDF) . Polish Weightlifting Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021 .
^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
^ "Results Book" (PDF) . 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships . Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 .
^ Oliver, Brian (27 December 2019). "Weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 will suffer if top lifters do not qualify, says angry Olympic champion" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 26 May 2020 .
^ "6th International Qatar Cup" . IWF . Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Flores-Colina, Celest (28 January 2020). "Hidilyn Diaz wins 3 gold medals in Weightlifting World Cup" . INQUIRER.net . Retrieved 26 May 2020 .
^ Pavitt, Michael (4 April 2021). "Rusev triumphs on second day of European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 4 April 2021 .
^ a b c Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021 .
^ Oliver, Brian (26 July 2021). "Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins first-ever Olympic gold for Philippines" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "Women's 55 kg Results" (PDF) . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021 .
^ Oliver, Brian (4 October 2021). "Record-breaking weightlifting finale in Finland by Armenian super-heavyweight Lalayan" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 4 October 2021 .
^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . European Weightlifting Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021 .
^ Oliver, Brian (29 May 2022). "Bulgaria back in style with two golds at European Weightlifting Championships" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 3 June 2022 .
^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . European Weightlifting Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022 .
^ "2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . European Weightlifting Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022 .
^ Oliver, Brian (8 December 2022). "Colombians go wild as Álvarez beats two Olympic champions at weightlifting World Championships" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 10 December 2022 .
^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . IWF . Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022 .
^ Oliver, Brian (17 April 2023). "Ukraine's Konotop heads Paris weightlifting rankings after sensational European triumph" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 19 April 2023 .
^ a b c "2023 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . EWF . Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023 .
^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF) . 2024 Summer Olympics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ "Тяжелоатлетка Конотоп получила травму во время Олимпиады-2024" . РБК-Україна (in Russian). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024 .