Yauheni Tsikhantsou

Yauheni Paulavich Tsikhantsou (; born 4 November 1998) is a Belarusian weightlifter, World Champion and European Champion competing in the 94 kg category until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. A sample collected from Yauheni Tsikhantsou on 8 March 2026 returned a positive test for growth hormone.

Career Olympic Games In August 2021, Tsikhantsou made an Olympic debut representing Belarus in the men's 96kg event held in Tokyo, Japan. He lifted 173 kg in the Snatch placing sixth but did not make a successful attempt in the Clean & Jerk.

In August 2024, Tsikhantsou competed as Individual Neutral Athlete in the men's 102kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 183 kg in the Snatch and placed forth but managed to overcame Armenia's Garik Karapetyan in the fight for the bronze medal with a total lift of 402 kg. He won a bronze medal in the snatch portion with a junior world record setting lift of 180 kg.

European Championships In 2019, he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 96 kg category. He made all six lifts in a perfect day, winning gold medals in the snatch, clean & jerk and total, setting European Records in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 400 kg was a full 22 kg over the silver medalist.

In 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg category and became the overall gold medalist. Tsikhantsou won the silver medal in snatch, and the gold medal in the clean & jerk.

Other competitions In 2018, he competed in the 5th International Qatar Cup winning a silver medal in the snatch, and bronze medals in both the clean & jerk and total.

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