Alexandru Șpac

Alexandru Şpac (born 21 November 1989) is a Moldovan weightlifter.[1]

Alexandru Şpac
Personal information
NationalityMoldovans
Born (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Moldova
European Championships
Disqualified2013 Tirana–77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Antalya–77 kg
European U23 Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Limassol–69 kg
Updated on 10 August 2016.

Career

Şpac won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships in the –77 kg category.[2] At the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships, Şpac finished second.[3] However, he was later disqualified after testing positive for Stanozolol and Methyltestosterone. As a result of the doping violation, Şpac was suspended for 2 years by the International Weightlifting Federation.[4]

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the –77 kg event,[5] where he finished 5th.[6]

References

  1. "SPAC Alexandr". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "EUROPEAN U 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS : Results by Events". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "Russin Schainowa bei Gewichtheber-EM im Alleingang" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "SPAC Alexandr - Olympic Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. "Results - Mens 77kg - Weightlifting - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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