Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov (Russian: Дмитрий Валентинович Лапиков; born June 4, 1982, in Kaliningrad) is a former Russian weightlifter.
 Lapikov in February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 4, 1982 Kaliningrad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2005 World Championships he ranked 4th, with a total of 408 kg. He won gold in the snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and overall silver at the 2006 World Championships, with a total of 414 kg.[1]
Lapikov originally won the bronze medal in the 105 kg event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with a total of 420 kg.[1] In 2016, he was stripped of his medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.[2]
Lapikov tested positive and was disqualified from the +105 kg event of the European Championship 2011. He originally won the +105 kg category with a 192 snatch, 227 clean and jerk, and 419 total.
References
edit- ^ a b "Lapikov Dmitry RUS". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "Doping: 2008 Beijing Olympics medal winners among 16 athletes banned for doping". BBC.com. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
External links
edit- Dmitry Lapikov at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Dmitry Lapikov at Lift Up
- Dmitry Lapikov at Olympics.com
- Dmitry Lapikov at Olympic.org (archived)
- Dmitry Lapikov at Olympedia
- Lapikov's profile on the 2008 Beijing Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-09-08)
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