Khadzhimurat Akkaev
Khadzhimurat Magomedovich Akkaev (Russian: Хаджимурат Магомедович Аккаев) (born March 27, 1985 in Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria)[1] is a Russian weightlifter of Balkar descent.
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| Full name | Khadzhimurat Magomedovich Akkaev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 27, 1985 Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | - 105 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2000- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Makhty Makkaev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 430 kg (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Akkaev competed in the men's 94 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a silver medal.[1] He is 178 cm/5 ft 10 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics he originally was awarded the bronze medal in the 94 kg category, with a total of 402 kg.[2] In 2016, he was stripped of the medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.[3]
Akkaev has moved up into −105 kg weight category as a replacement for Dmitry Lapikov and Dmitry Klokov. He won the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships in Kazan, with a total of 425 kg
He became the 2011 World Champion in Paris, beating his compatriot Dmitry Klokov by 2 kg with a total of 430 kg.
Akkaev was scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 105 kg class but was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. On January 13 2012 Akkaev was found to have failed a doping test prior to 2012 Olympic Games. He was provisionally suspended in January 2017,[4] and finally in January 2019 he was disqualified for eight years since 2 August 2016 till 1 August 2024.[5]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece | 94 kg | 180.0 | 185.0 | 2 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 4 | 405.0 |  | ||
| 2008 |  Beijing, China | 94 kg | 178 | 182 | 185 | — | 212 | 215 | 217 | — | — | DSQ |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Paris, France | 105 kg | 190 | 195 | 198 |  | 222 | 228 | 232 | | 430 | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Minsk, Belarus | 94 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 |  Kazan, Russia | 105 kg | 185 | 190 | 195 | | 220 | 225 | 230 | | 425 | |
References
- "AKKAEV Khadzhimurat". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
- "AKKAEV Khadzhimurat". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
- "Doping: 2008 Beijing Olympics medal winners among 16 athletes banned for doping". bbc.com. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- http://www.iwf.net/2017/01/13/public-disclosure-78/
- https://www.segodnya.ua/sport/others/dvukratnogo-chempiona-mira-iz-rossii-diskvalificirovali-za-doping-vo-vtoroy-raz-v-karere-1213224.html