Alexandr Zaichikov

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
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)105 kg
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro– 105 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Houston–105 kg

Zaichikov was suspended for 2 years in 2013 by the International Weightlifting Federation after testing positive for Stanozolol.[4]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom105 kg15516516513195201205836012
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil105 kg185190193322322722744163rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States105 kg1861911912nd place, silver medalist(s)2252302332nd place, silver medalist(s)4211st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan102 kg1651651709195195–103609

References
  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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