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Nadezhda Torlopova

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Nadezhda Torlopova
Personal information
Born (1978-11-23) November 23, 1978 (age 46)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportBoxing
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Middleweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barbados Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qinhuangdao Middleweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Mykolaiv Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rotterdam Middleweight

Nadezhda Viktorovna Torlopova (Russian: Надежда Викторовна Торлопова, born 23 November 1978) is a Russian boxer.[1] She is the 2010 AIBA World Champion.

Career

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Torlopova competed in women's middleweight boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, winning the silver medal, after losing to American boxer Claressa Shields 12–19 in the gold medal bout. She retired soon afterwards.[2][3]

Personal life

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Torlopova is married to her husband and has one son and two daughters.

References

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  1. ^ London Olympics 2012 Nadezda Torlopova Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Soviet Olympic champion gymnast faces backlash after accusing ex-team-mate of sexual assault".
  3. ^ "Olympics boxing: Claressa Shields takes middleweight gold for USA". Archived from the original on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-08-09.