Alexandru Dudoglo (born March 20, 1989) is a Moldovan
weightlifter
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. Dudoglo represented
Moldova
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, where he competed for the
men's lightweight category (69 kg). Dudoglo originally placed ninth in this event, as he successfully lifted 145 kg in the single-motion
snatch, and hoisted 172 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead
clean and jerk, for a total of 317 kg.
On 31 August 2016, the
International Olympic Committee
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confirmed that following a retest of samples taken at the
2008 Summer Olympics, Dudoglo had been found to have taken a banned substance and was consequently disqualified, and his results expunged.
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References
External links
NBC Olympics Profile
Moldovan male weightlifters
1989 births
Living people
Olympic weightlifters of Moldova
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Doping cases in weightlifting
Moldovan sportspeople in doping cases
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