Alexandr Zaichikov

Alexandr Zaichikov
Personal information
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992
Zaslonovo, Vitebsk, Belarus
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportWeightlifting
Event
105 kg
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro – 105 kg
World Championships
2015 Houston –105 kg

Alexandr Zaichikov (Belarusian: Аляксандр Зайчыкаў; born 17 August 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]

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
2012 London, United Kingdom 105 kg 155 165 165 13 195 201 205 8 360 12
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 105 kg 185 190 193 3 223 227 227 4 416
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States 105 kg 186 191 191 225 230 233 421
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 102 kg 165 165 170 9 195 195 10 360 9

References

  1. ^ "Alexandr Zaichikov". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "ZAICHIKOV Alexandr - Olympic Weightlifting". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 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. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.