Aleksandr Ivanov (weightlifter)

For other people named Alexander Ivanov, see Alexander Ivanov (disambiguation).
Aleksandr Ivanov

Ivanov in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alexandr Konstantinovich Ivanov
Nationality Russian
Born (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989
Tbilisi, Georgia
Years active 2006-
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
Sport Olympic weightlifting
Event(s) –94 kg
Club SFO, Krasnoyarsk
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 186 kg (2011)
  • Clean & Jerk: 226 kg (2012)
  • Total: 411 kg (2012)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Disqualified London 2012 – 94 kg
World Championships
2010 Antalya – 94 kg
2013 Wrocław – 94 kg
Updated on 21 November 2016.

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Ivanov (Russian: Александр Константинович Иванов; born July 22, 1989) is a Russian weightlifter. Prior to the 2012 London Summer Olympics, his best result was 403 kg (185 snatch + 218 clean and jerk achieved in Antalya 2010).

Doping

He originally won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 94 kg category with a total of 409 kg (185 snatch + 224 clean and jerk). On 27 July 2016, the IWF reported that, in the IOC's second wave of doping re-sampling, Ivanov had tested positive for the steroid dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.[1] On 14 September 2016, Ivanov was stripped of his Olympic silver medal.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Eleven London 2012 weightlifters fail doping tests". Reuters. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Weightlifter set for 2012 Olympic bronze despite finishing ninth". BBC Sport. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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