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Weightlifting At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 Kg
The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games). As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024. If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal. Schedule All times are Time in Brazil ( UTC-03:00) Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Results 1 This medal distribution is speculative pending a possible IOC reallocation process. 2 Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is ...
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Riocentro
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. Notable events 1981 May Day attack On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Riocentro was the target of a terrorist attack by hardliner members of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985). Sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário and then-Captain Wilson Dias Machado, nowadays a Colonel, were responsible for detonating two bombs at the venue. Around 9 p.m., however, one of the bombs exploded in the lap of Sergeant Rosário, killing him and seriously wounding Machado. A second bomb exploded a few miles away at a powerhouse responsible for providing electrical energy to Riocentro; it was thrown over the fence and exploded on the ground, and the electric power supply was never interrupted that evening. The government immediately blamed left-wing radicals for the attack. This theory had no support at the time o ...
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London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ...
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Sathish Sivalingam
Sathish Sivalingam (born 23 June 1992) is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid athlete mentorship programme. Early life Sathish was born in Sathuvachari, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India to Sivalingam and Deivanai. His father Sivalingam an ex-serviceman who won gold medals at national level and now works as a security guard at VIT University, Vellore. Sathish did his schooling in Government Higher Secondary School, Sathuvachari. He works as a clerk in Southern Railways Chennai. Career At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he won gold medal in 77 kg category. He lifted 144 kg in snatch games record and 173 kg in clean and jerk. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sivalingam won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg, with 149 kg snatch, and 179 kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328 kg. His lift of 149 ...
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Nico Müller (weightlifter)
Nico Müller (born 2 November 1993) is a German Olympic weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... in the men's 77 kg weight class. He finished in 10th place. Results References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people German male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Germany Weightlifters at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century German people {{Germany-weightlifting-bio-stub ...
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Ibrahim Abdelbaki
Ibrahim Ramadan Ibrahim Abdelbaki (born 6 February 1988 in Fayyum, Egypt) is an Egyptian weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category. He placed fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a clean and jerk of 192 kg, and a snatch of 155 kg, giving a total of 347 kg. He finished in 9th in the same division at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ..., with a snatch of 152 kg and a clean and jerk of 196 kg, giving a total of 338 kg. References External links * (2012 Olympics) * (2016 Olympics) Egyptian male weightlifters 1988 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Egypt African Games silver medalists for Egypt ...
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Choe Jon-wi
Choe Jon-wi ( or ; born June 29 1993) is a North Korean Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He finished in 8th place in the men's 77kg competition. He was the flagbearer for North Korea during the Parade of Nations The Olympic Games ceremonies of the Ancient Olympic Games were an integral part of these Games; the modern Olympic games have opening, closing, and medal ceremonies. Some of the elements of the modern ceremonies date back to the Ancient Games from .... References 1993 births Living people North Korean male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for North Korea Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 21st-century North Korean people {{NorthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub ...
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Andrés Mata (weightlifter)
Andrés Eduardo Mata Pérez (born 11 November 1992 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish weightlifter competing in the 81 kg category. He competed at the 2012, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * Spanish male weightlifters 1992 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Spain People from Valencia, Venezuela Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games European Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Spanish peopl ...
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Andrés Caicedo (weightlifter)
Andres Mauricio Caicedo Piedrahita (born ) is a Colombian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Colombia at international competitions. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 77 kg event, finishing 6th. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. Prior to the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, Caicedo was provisionally suspended for testing positive for the anabolic steroid, Boldenone. Fellow Colombian and Junior World Champion at 77 kg, Yeison Lopez Lopez, was also provisionally suspended for testing positive for the same substance. The International Weightlifting Federation later banned them both until 2022 for testing positive for Boldenone Boldenone (developmental code name RU-18761), is a naturally occurring anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and the 1(2)- dehydrogenated analogue of testosterone. Boldenone itself has never been marketed; as a pharmaceutical ...
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Alexandru Șpac
Alexandru Şpac (born 21 November 1989) is a Moldovan weightlifter. Career Şpac won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships in the –77 kg category. At the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships, Şpac finished second. However, he was later disqualified after testing positive for Stanozolol and Methyltestosterone. As a result of the doping violation, Şpac was suspended for 2 years by the International Weightlifting Federation. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... in the –77 kg event, where he finished 5th. References External links * 1989 births Living people Doping cases in weightlifting Moldovan sportspeople in doping cases Moldovan male weightlifters Olympic weightlifte ...
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Chatuphum Chinnawong
Chatuphum Chinnawong ( th, จตุภูมิ ชินวงศ์; born 19 July 1993 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) is a Thai weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category. He finished fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ....This stands to be upgraded to third, pending the IOC medal reallocation process, as a result of the gold medalist being disqualified for doping offences. Results References Chatuphum Chinnawong 1993 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Chatuphum Chinnawong Weightlifters at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games meda ...
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List Of African Records In Olympic Weightlifting
The following are the African records in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA). Current records Key to tables: Men Women Historical records Men (1998–2018) Women (1998–2018) References ;General African Weightlifting Records – Men African Weightlifting Records – Women ;Specific External links WFA official website {{Records in Olympic weightlifting Weightlifting in Africa African Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ...
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