Explore Maiya Maneza net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Maiya Salakharqyzy Maneza (Chinese: 姚丽 ; Kazakh: Майя Салахарқызы Манеза ; Russian: Майя Салахаровна Манеза , born 1 November 1985) is a Kazakh weightlifter. She initially won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg category by lifting a combined weight of 245 kg and set a new Olympic record in the process. She was later stripped of her Olympic medal after a failed drug test. In this article, we will discover how old is Maiya Maneza? Who is Maiya Maneza dating now & how much money does Maiya Maneza have?

Name	Maiya Maneza
First Name	Maiya
Last Name	Maneza
Occupation	Weightlifter
Birthday	November 1
Birth Year	1985
Place of Birth	Tokmok
Home Town	Chuy Region
Birth Country	Kyrgyzstan
Birth Sign	Capricorn
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Vyacheslav Yershov
Children(s)	Not Available

Maiya Maneza Biography

Maiya Maneza is one of the most popular and richest Weightlifter who was born on November 1, 1985 in Tokmok, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan.

In June 2016, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced that retests of the samples taken from the 2012 London Games indicated that Maneza had tested positive for prohibited substances, namely stanazolol. The samples of three other Kazakhs also returned positive test results upon re-analysis: Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Svetlana Podobedova and Ilya Ilyin. On 27 October 2016, the IOC stripped Maneza of her 2012 Olympic gold medal.

In August 2016, the IWF reported that retests of the samples taken from the 2008 Beijing Games indicated that Maneza had returned an adverse analytical finding for stanazolol, she being among 15 weightlifters from Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine whose samples returned positive test results upon re-analysis. The three other Kazakhs were Mariya Grabovetskaya and Irina Nekrassova, whose Olympic medals were revoked by the IOC on 17 November 2016, and Vladimir Sedov. The IOC also disqualified Maneza from the 2008 Olympic Games for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of her doping sample from 2008, even though she withdrew from the competition before it was held.

Maiya Maneza Net Worth

Maiya is one of the richest Weightlifter from Kyrgyzstan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maiya Maneza's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Maneza is a member of the ethnic Dungan minority. Born in Kyrgyzstan, she moved to Kazakhstan in 2007 and competes for Kazakhstan. Chinese media reported that her name was Yao Li (姚丽), and she was born in TaYingZi Village, WuHuanChi Town, Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning Province, and emigrated to Kazakhstan in 2008 along with Zulfiya Chinshanlo with the approval of Hunan sport officials on a lease contract.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Weightlifter
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Who is Maiya Maneza Dating?

According to our records, Maiya Maneza married to Vyacheslav Yershov. As of January 13, 2024, Maiya Maneza’s is not dating anyone.

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Maiya Maneza height 5 ft 3 in Maiya weight 139  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Height	5 ft 3 in
Weight	139  lbs
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
Feet/Shoe Size	Not Available

Facts & Trivia

Maiya Ranked on the list of most popular Weightlifter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kyrgyzstan. Maiya Maneza celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

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