Alexandru Șpac

Alexandr Spac
Personal information
Nationality Moldovans
Born (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Moldova
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class 77 kg
Updated on 10 August 2016.

Alexandr Spac (born 21 November 1989) is a Moldovan weightlifter.[1]

Career

Spac won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships in the –77 kg category.[2] At the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships, Spac finished second.[3] However, he was later disqualified after testing positive for Stanozolol and Methyltestosterone. As a result of the doping violation, Spac 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

  1. "SPAC Alexandr". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "EUROPEAN U 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS : Results by Events". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "Russin Schainowa bei Gewichtheber-EM im Alleingang" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "SPAC Alexandr - Olympic Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. "Results - Mens 77kg - Weightlifting - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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