Denis Ulanov

Denis Aleksandrovich Ulanov (born 28 October 1993) is a Kazakh Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal.

Denis Ulanov

Personal information
Native name	Денис Александрович Уланов
Nationality	Kazakh
Born	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 Zyryanovsk, Kazakhstan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Olympic Weightlifting
Event	85 kg
Coached by	Aleksandr Devyatkin
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 175 kg (2016) Clean and jerk: 215 kg (2016) Total: 390 kg (2016)
Medal record Representing Kazakhstan Men's weightlifting Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro — 85 kg Asian Championships 2016 Tashkent — 85 kg 2019 Ningbo — 81 kg Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei — 85 kg
Updated on 23 August 2017

Career

In the Men's 85 kg Weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil winning the bronze medal. He initially finished fourth behind Gabriel Sîncrăian of Romania, who was later on October 13, 2016, the IWF reported that bronze medalist Gabriel Sîncrăian had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.

Denis participated in the men's 85 kg class at 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won gold - snatched 168 kg and jerked an additional 205 kg for a total of 373 kg.

Ulanov won a gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, snatching 165 kg and clean and jerking 200 kg, setting 365 kg for a total.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	85 kg	170	175	175	4	215	215	215	3	390
World Championships
2018	Tashkent, Turkmenistan	89 kg	155	160	-	12	192	192	200	15	352	14
Asian Championships
2019	Ningbo, China	81 kg	151	156	160		190	196	196		356
2016	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	77 kg	160	165	168		200	205	205		373
Summer Universiade
2017	New Taipei, Taiwan	85 kg	165	170	170	2	200	200	221	1	365

Doping sanction

In September of 2013 Ulanov won the Asian Junior Cup in Pyongyang, after the competition he had produce positive doping test. He used Stanozolol and he was banned between 17.10.2013 - 17.10.2015.