Alexandru Şpac (born 21 November 1989) is a Moldovan

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

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

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and

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. As a result of the doping violation, Şpac was suspended for 2 years by the

International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation, aka IWF, is the international governing body for the sport of Weightlifting. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, it has 193 affiliated national federations. Mohammed Hasan Jalood has been its presid ...

. He competed at the

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in the –77 kg event, where he finished 5th.

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* 1989 births Living people Doping cases in weightlifting Moldovan sportspeople in doping cases Moldovan male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Moldova Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century Moldovan sportsmen {{Moldova-weightlifting-bio-stub