Oksana Nikolayevna Slivenko (; born 20 December 1986 in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast), known professionally as Oxana Slivenko, is a Russian weightlifter.
Career She won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships in the 63 kg category, and again at the 2006 Junior World Championships in the 69 kg category.
Slivenko participated in the women's 69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, with a World Record snatch of 123 kg, and clean and jerking an additional 140 kg for a total of 263 kg.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she won the gold medal again in the 69 kg class, with a World Record total of 276 kg.
She won the silver medal in the 69 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a total of 255 kg but was upgraded to gold as the original gold medalist, Liu Chunhong from China, was disqualified for doping.
Slivenko was forced to withdraw from London Olympics in 2012 after suffering an injury in a training session.
In 2018, Slivenko received a two-year ban for using performance-enhancing drugs.
Career statistics DateTournamentVenueWeight categorySnatchRankClean and jerkRankOverallRank 2006-10-02 World Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic −69 kg 123.0 kg 1st 140.0 kg 1st 263.0 kg 1st 2007-04-17 European Championships Strasbourg, France −69 kg 112.0 kg 1st 145.0 kg 1st 257.0 kg 1st 2007-09-17 World Championships Chiang Mai, Thailand −69 kg 120.0 kg 2nd 156.0 kg 1st 276.0 kg 1st 2008-08-08 Olympic Games Beijing, China −69 kg 115.0 kg – 140.0 kg – 255.0 kg 1st 2011-04-15 European Championships Kazan, Russia −69 kg 120.0 kg 1st 145.0 kg 1st 265.0 kg 1st
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