Denis Ulanov

Denis Aleksandrovich Ulanov (born 28 October 1993)[1] is a Kazakh Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal.

Denis Ulanov
Personal information
Native nameДенис Александрович Уланов
NationalityKazakh
Born (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 Zyryanovsk, Kazakhstan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportOlympic Weightlifting
Event(s)85 kg
Coached byAleksandr Devyatkin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 175 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 215 kg (2016)
  • Total: 390 kg (2016)
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Men's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro— 85 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tashkent— 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Ningbo— 81 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei — 85 kg
Updated on 23 August 2017.

Career

In the Men's 85 kg Weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil winning the bronze medal. He initially finished fourth behind Gabriel Sîncrăian of Romania, who was later on October 13, 2016, the IWF reported that bronze medalist Gabriel Sîncrăian had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.[2]

Denis participated in the men's 85 kg class at 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won gold - snatched 168 kg and jerked an additional 205 kg for a total of 373 kg.

Ulanov won a gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, snatching 165 kg and clean and jerking 200 kg, setting 365 kg for a total.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil85 kg170175175421521521533903rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Tashkent, Turkmenistan89 kg155160-121921922001535214
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China81 kg1511561603rd place, bronze medalist(s)1901961963rd place, bronze medalist(s)3563rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan77 kg1601651681st place, gold medalist(s)2002052051st place, gold medalist(s)3731st place, gold medalist(s)
Summer Universiade
2017Taiwan New Taipei, Taiwan85 kg165170170220020022113651st place, gold medalist(s)

Doping sanction

In September of 2013 Ulanov won the Asian Junior Cup in Pyongyang,[3] after the competition he had produce positive doping test. He used Stanozolol and he was banned between 17.10.2013 - 17.10.2015.[4]

References
  1. "Denis Ulanov". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "Weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian fails Rio Olympic drug test". Associated Press. October 13, 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. "RESULTSBOOK ASIAN CUP" (PDF). www.iwf.net. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". www.iwf.net. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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