Zhassulan Kydyrbayev (Kazakh: Қыдырбаев Жасұлан; born 28 September 1992) is a Kazakh weightlifter.

Zhassulan Kydyrbayev
Personal information
Full nameZhassulan Kydyrbayev
NationalityKazakh
Born28 September 1992 (1992-09-28) (age 31)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportWeightlifting
Event–94 kg
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Almaty –94 kg
Disqualified 2015 Houston –94 kg

He achieved 179 kg in snatch and 229 kg in clean and jerk, giving him a gold medal total of 408 kg at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in his home town, in Almaty.[1] Kydyrbayev had come back from a two-year doping ban only three days prior. He was serving a period of ineligibility from 11 November 2012 to 11 November 2014 after having tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ International Weigthlifiting Federation: 2014 IWF World Championships Results Archived 21 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, iwf.net. Retrieved 16 November 2014
  2. ^ International Weightlifting Federation: Sanctioned athletes Archived March 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, iwf.net. Retrieved 16 November 2014

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