Leila Rajabi (, born Tatyana Ilyushchanka on 18 April 1983 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a naturalized Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin.
Career She acquired Iranian citizenship and converted to Islam after she married Iranian athlete Peiman Rajabi. She changed her name to "Leila Rajabi," and decided to represent Iran instead of her birthplace Belarus. Rajabi immediately broke Iran national record in shot put, improving it about 3 metres and currently is the record holder.
Competition record Representing 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 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 mWest Asian ChampionshipsDubai, 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 m2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th Shot put 16.02 m Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (q) Shot put 16.34 m
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