Roxana Cocoș

Roxana Cocoș (Romanian pronunciation: [rokˈsana koˈkoʃ]; born 5 June 1989 in Bucharest)[1] is a Romanian weightlifter.

Roxana Cocoș
Roxana Cocoș at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRoxana Daniela Cocoș
Born (1989-06-05) 5 June 1989
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubCSA Steaua București
Coached byFitzi Balaș

On 1 August 2012, Cocoș won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 69 kg category with a snatch of 113 kg and a clean and jerk of 143 kg, giving a total of 256 kg.[2][3] She had previously finished in 7th in the -58 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a snatch of 89 kg and a clean and jerk of 115 kg, giving a total of 204 kg.[3]

On 25 November 2020, the reanalysed doping tests from the 2012 Summer Olympics turned out positive for metenolone and stanozolol, and she was stripped of the medal.[4]

References

  1. "Roxana Daniela Cocos". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. "Women's 69kg". london2012.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. "Roxana Cocos Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  4. IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012


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