Dmitry Lapikov Explained

Full Name:Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:4 June 1982
Birth Place:Kaliningrad

Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov (Russian: Дмитрий Валентинович Лапиков; born June 4, 1982, in Kaliningrad) is a former Russian weightlifter.

Career

At the 2005 World Championships he ranked 4th, with a total of 408 kg. He won gold in the snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and overall silver at the 2006 World Championships, with a total of 414 kg.[1]

Lapikov originally won the bronze medal in the 105 kg event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with a total of 420 kg. In 2016, he was stripped of his medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.[2]

Lapikov tested positive and was disqualified from the +105 kg event of the European Championship 2011. He originally won the +105 kg category with a 192 snatch, 227 clean and jerk, and 419 total.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lapikov Dmitry RUS . IWF.net . 2022-07-03 . 2019-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091217/https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/athletes_newbw/?athlete=lapikov-dmitry-1982-04-06&id=2626 . dead.
  2. Web site: Doping: 2008 Beijing Olympics medal winners among 16 athletes banned for doping . BBC.com . 17 November 2016 . 3 July 2022 . 9 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210809010855/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/38017277 . live.