Alexandru Dudoglo

Alexandru Dudoglo (born March 20, 1989) is a Moldovan weightlifter.[1] Dudoglo represented Moldova at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category (69 kg). Dudoglo originally placed ninth in this event, as he successfully lifted 145 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 172 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 317 kg.[2]

Alexandru Dudoglo
Personal information
Nationality Moldova
Born (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)69 kg

On 31 August 2016, the International Olympic Committee confirmed that following a retest of samples taken at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Dudoglo had been found to have taken a banned substance and was consequently disqualified, and his results expunged.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Dudoglo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.


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