Alexandr Zaichikov (Belarusian: Аляксандр Зайчыкаў; born August 17, 1992, in Minsk) is a Belarusian-born Kazakh weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the –105 kg event, and in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He won a Bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1992 |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 105 kg |
Zaichikov was suspended for 2 years in 2013 by the International Weightlifting Federation after testing positive for Stanozolol.[4]
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom |
105 kg | 155 | 13 | 195 | 201 | 205 | 8 | 360 | 12 | ||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
105 kg | 185 | 190 | 193 | 3 | 223 | 4 | 416 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
105 kg | 186 | 191 |  |
225 | 230 | |
421 | 
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| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
102 kg | 165 | 9 | 195 | – | 10 | 360 | 9 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Alexandr Zaichikov". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ "ZAICHIKOV Alexandr - Olympic Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Karim Massimov congratulates Zaichikov and Levit on winning Olympic medals". pm.kz. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
External links
edit- Alexandr Zaichikov at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Alexandr Zaichikov at Olympedia
- Alexandr Zaichikov at Olympics.com
- Alexandr Zaichikov at Olympic.kz (in Russian)
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