Sardar Hasanov (born May 12, 1985 in
Baku) is an
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
i
weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...
. His personal best is 280 kg.
At the
2007 World Championships he ranked 14th in the 62 kg category, with a total of 280 kg.
At the
2008 European Weightlifting Championships he ranked fifth in the 62 kg category, with a total of 275 kg.
He competed in
weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.
The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following ...
in the 62 kg division but did not finish. In 2016 he was disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for doping, and his result was annulled after his 2008 sample was re-tested and failed.
Nine athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping espn.com
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Hasanov moved up to the lightweight (-69 kg) division.
Notes and references
External links
NBC profile
* at beijing2008
Azerbaijani male weightlifters
1985 births
Living people
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic weightlifters for Azerbaijan
Sportspeople from Baku
Doping cases in weightlifting
Azerbaijani sportspeople in doping cases
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