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]

Alexandr Zaichikov
Personal information
Born (1992-08-17) August 17, 1992 (age 31)
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportWeightlifting
Event105 kg
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro – 105 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Houston –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 155 165 165 13 195 201 205 8 360 12
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 105 kg 185 190 193 3 223 227 227 4 416  
World Championships
2015   Houston, United States 105 kg 186 191 191   225 230 233   421  
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 102 kg 165 165 170 9 195 195 10 360 9

References edit

  1. ^ "Alexandr Zaichikov". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "ZAICHIKOV Alexandr - Olympic Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Karim Massimov congratulates Zaichikov and Levit on winning Olympic medals". pm.kz. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  4. ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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