Gabriel Sîncrăian (born 21 December 1988) is a Romanian weightlifter who competes in the 85 kg weight division.
 Sîncrăian (right) at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 December 1988 Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84.3 kg (186 lb) (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.gabrielsincraian.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SCM Bistrita | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe took part in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the same 85-kg event in 2016.[2] Sîncrăian won two more medals at the European championships in 2012 and 2016.[3]
On 13 October 2016, the IWF reported that Sincraian had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics, and he was stripped of the medal.[4]
In November 2020, the reanalysed doping tests from the 2012 Summer Olympics turned out positive for metenolone and stanozolol as well.[5]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gabriel Sîncrăian.
- ^ Gabriel Sîncrăian Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ {{ Cite sports-reference abriel Sîncrăian"Gabriel Sîncrăian Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2012-08-02. | 3 = 11 August 2012}}
- ^ Sincraian Gabriel (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian fails Rio Olympic drug test". Associated Press. October 13, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ^ International Olympic Committee Disciplinary Commission Decision, International Olympic Committee, 23 November 2020.
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