Khadzhimurat Akkaev
Russian weightlifter (born 1985)
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Khadzhimurat Magomedovich Akkaev (Russian: Хаджимурат Магомедович Аккаев, Karachay-Balkar: Аккайланы Магомедни жашы Хаджимурат, romanized: Akkaylanı Magomedni caşı Xacimurat; born March 27, 1985, in Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, USSR)[1] is a Russian weightlifter.
Akkaev in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Khadzhimurat Magomedovich Akkaev |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | March 27, 1985 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | - 105 kg |
Turned pro | 2000- |
| Coached by | Makhty Makkaev |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 430 kg (2011) |
Medal record | |
Career
Akkaev competed in the men's 94 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,[2] where he won a silver medal.[1] He is 178 cm/5 ft 10 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb.[3]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[2] he originally was awarded the bronze medal in the 94 kg category, with a total of 402 kg.[4] In 2016, he was stripped of the medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.[5][6]
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.[3]
He became the 2011 World Champion in Paris, beating his compatriot Dmitry Klokov by 2 kg with a total of 430 kg.[3]
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,[6] and finally in January 2019 he was disqualified for eight years, starting from 2 August 2016 until 1 August 2024.[7][8]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
