Apti Khamzatovich Aukhadov (, born 18 November 1992) is a Russian

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

competing in the 85 kg category. He is a Chechen of the Bashtaroi teip.

Career

Aukhadov was the world junior champion in 2010 and won silver at the

2011 European Weightlifting Championships The 2011 European Weightlifting Championships was held in Kazan, Russia from 11 April to 17 April 2011. It was the 90th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896. Medals tables Ranking by all medals: "Big" (Total result) and "Small" ...

. He initially was awarded the silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the men's 85 kg category with a total of 385 kg. Aukhadov took gold at the

2013 World Weightlifting Championships The 2013 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Wrocław, Poland. The event took place from October 20 to 27, 2013. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result ...

with a combined total of 387 kg. In June 2016, it was announced by IWF that retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that Aukhadov had tested positive for prohibited substances, namely

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and

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. If confirmed, Aukhadov faced losing his Olympic medal and all results and medals earned from the date of the sample in 2012 to 2016. In October 2016, he was stripped of his Olympic medal. In 2023 the

International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation, aka IWF, is the international governing body for the sport of Weightlifting. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, it has 193 affiliated national federations. Mohammed Hasan Jalood has been its presid ...

annulled his results between 7 March 2012 and 7 February 2022. https://ita.sport/sanction/international-weightlifting-federation-iwf/

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