Anatolii Cîrîcu

Anatolie Cîrîcu (born 14 September 1988) is a Moldovan weightlifter.

Cîrîcu is the champion of the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships for the 94 kg category. He also participated in the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships, where he won the silver medal.

Doping At the 2012 Summer Olympics he originally won the bronze medal in the men's 94kg category, lifting a total of 407 kg. On 27 July 2016, the IWF reported that, in the IOC's second wave of doping re-sampling, Cîrîcu had tested positive for the steroid dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. In November 2016, he was stripped of his Olympic medal. He is banned by the IWF until 11 May 2023.

Achievements

Rank Competition Host Result Image:Silver medal icon.svg Image:Silver medal icon.svg Image:Silver medal icon.svg 2011 European Championships Kazan 173+217=390 Image:Silver medal icon.svg Image:Gold medal icon.svg Image:Gold medal icon.svg 2012 European Championships Antalya 178+224=402 DSQ DSQ DSQ 2012 Olympic Games London 181+226=407