Alexandru Șpac
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| Nationality | Moldovans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandru Şpac (born 21 November 1989) is a Moldovan weightlifter.[1]
Career
[edit]Şpac won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships in the –77 kg category.[2] At the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships, Şpac finished second.[3] 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.[4]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the –77 kg event,[5] where he finished 5th.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "SPAC Alexandr". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "EUROPEAN U 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS : Results by Events". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Russin Schainowa bei Gewichtheber-EM im Alleingang" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "SPAC Alexandr - Olympic Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Results - Mens 77kg - Weightlifting - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Alexandru Şpac at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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