Rauli Tsirekidze

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Rauli Tsirekidze
Personal information
Born24 May 1987 (1987-05-24) (age 36)
Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Antalya –85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tirana –85 kg

Rauli Tsirekidze or Raul Tsirek'idze (

weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category. He participated in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

On 21 November 2016 the

IOC disqualified him from the 2012 Olympic Games and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2012.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raul Tsirek'idze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. IOC
    . Retrieved 4 December 2016.

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