Aleksandr Konstantinovich Ivanov (Russian: Александр Константинович Иванов; born July 22, 1989) is a Russian weightlifter. Prior to the 2012 London Summer Olympics, his best result was 403 kg (185 snatch + 218 clean and jerk achieved in Antalya 2010).
 Ivanov in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandr Konstantinovich Ivanov |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | July 22, 1989 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Years active | 2006- |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Olympic weightlifting |
| Event | –94 kg |
| Club | SFO, Krasnoyarsk |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
| Updated on 21 November 2016 | |
Doping
editHe originally was awarded the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 94 kg category with a total of 409 kg (185 snatch + 224 clean and jerk). On 27 July 2016, the IWF reported that, in the IOC's second wave of doping re-sampling, Ivanov had tested positive for the steroid dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.[1] On 14 September 2016, Ivanov was stripped of his Olympic silver medal.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Eleven London 2012 weightlifters fail doping tests". Reuters. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Weightlifter set for 2012 Olympic bronze despite finishing ninth". BBC Sport. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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