Anton Pliesnoi

Anton Pliesnoi (; ; born 17 September 1996) is a Georgian and Ukrainian weightlifter competing in the 94 kg division until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career In 2012 Anton performed for the first time at the European Youth Championship in Ukraine's squad, where he took fifth place in -77 kg category lifting 275 kg. Since 2018 he represents Georgia.

He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships winning a bronze medal in the total.

He took part in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where in the 96 kg class he lifted 177 kg in the snatch and 210 kg in the Clean and Jerk. The total of 387 kg placed him third, earning him an olympic bronze medal .

In December 2021 he was tested positive for SARMs, specifically LGD-4033, and banned for almost four years

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2021 Tokyo, Japan 96 kg 173 177 177 4 206 210 210 3 387 World Championships 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 96 kg 167 173 177 7 198 206 211 11 379 8 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 96 kg 172 177 181 203 209 213 4 394 European Championships 2019 Batumi, Georgia 96 kg 165 170 173 198 204 204 4 377 2021 Moscow, Russia 96 kg 171 175 180 207 213 221 393 European U23 Championships 2019 Bucharest, Romania 96 kg 168 168 173 200 208 215 388 World cup 2020 Rome, Italy 96 kg 170 176 180 201 210 220 386