David Litvinov Explained

David Litvinov
Birth Date:1993 9, df=yes
Country:Israel
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:+109 kg
Worlds:17th (2018)
Regionals:7th (2018)
Olympics:11th (2021)
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David Litvinov (born 23 September 1993)[1] is an Israeli weightlifter. He represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Career

Litvinov competed in the men's +105 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan and the men's +105 kg event at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States.[3] He also competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and the men's +109 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[4]

Litvinov competed at several editions of the European Weightlifting Championships: he competed in the men's +105 kg event at the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships in Israel, Tel Aviv, at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in Førde, Norway, at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships in Split, Croatia and the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania. He also competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia.[5]

In 2020, Litvinov won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1]

Fernando Reis of Brazil had qualified to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan but he was suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone.[6] He was replaced by Litvinov less than a week before the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Litvinov finished in 11th place with a total of 381 kg.[7]

In 2023, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
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Summer Olympics
+109 kg176 10205 11381 11
World Championships
+105 kg160 166 15190 18356 18
+109 kg170 175 17200 205 20380 17
+109 kg176 181 184 12205 211 21395 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Roma World Cup. Federazione Italiana Pesistica. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200526140449/http://www.pesistica.org/public/file_manager/ARCHIVIO/fipe/gare/nazionali/2020/01.27.20%20-%20RomaWWC/Results/Roma%202020%20WWC%20-%20Results.pdf. 26 May 2020. 26 May 2020.
  2. News: Oliver. Brian. 19 July 2021. European weightlifting champion Toma fails with legal challenge against Olympic ban. InsideTheGames.biz. 19 July 2021.
  3. Web site: 2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625132851/https://lsaf.lt/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ResultsBook_Anaheim.pdf. 25 June 2021. 25 June 2021. lsaf.lt.
  4. Web site: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725001808/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/09/job_934-Pattaya_2019.pdf. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
  5. Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413173640/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/ResultsBook.pdf. 13 April 2021. 29 May 2021. 2021 European Weightlifting Championships.
  6. News: Oliver. Brian. 17 July 2021. Brazilian weightlifter removed from Tokyo 2020 team after positive test for human growth hormone. InsideTheGames.biz. 17 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Men's +109 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804123740/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf. 4 August 2021. 4 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.