Khadzhimurat Akkayev

Khadzhimurat Magomedovich Akkaev (, ; born March 27, 1985, in Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, USSR) where he won a silver medal. He is 178 cm/5 ft 10 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb. In 2016, he was stripped of the medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.

He became the 2011 World Champion in Paris, beating his compatriot Dmitry Klokov by 2 kg with a total of 430 kg. and finally in January 2019 he was disqualified for eight years, starting from 2 August 2016 until 1 August 2024.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2004 Athens, Greece 94 kg 180.0 185.0 187.5 2 215.0 220.0 220.0 4 405.0 2008 Beijing, China 94 kg 178 182 185 — 212 215 217 — — DSQWorld Championships 2011 Paris, France 105 kg 190 195 198 222 228 232 430 European Championships 2010 Minsk, Belarus 94 kg 180 180 180 — — — — — — — 2011 Kazan, Russia 105 kg 185 190 195 220 225 230 425