Alexandru Șpac

Alexandru Şpac (born 21 November 1989) is a Moldovan weightlifter.[1]

Alexandru Şpac
Personal information
NationalityMoldovans
Born (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Moldova
European Championships
Disqualified2013 Tirana–77 kg
2012 Antalya–77 kg
European U23 Weightlifting Championships
2010 Limassol–69 kg
Updated on 10 August 2016.

Career

Şpac won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships in the –77 kg category.[2] At the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships, Şpac finished second.[3] However, he was later disqualified after testing positive for Stanozolol and Methyltestosterone. As a result of the doping violation, Şpac 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. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. "Results - Mens 77kg - Weightlifting - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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