Dmitry Lapikov
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Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov (born June 4, 1982 in Kaliningrad
) is a Russia
n weightlifter competing in the 105 kg category.
At the 2005 World Championships
he ranked 4th, with a total of 408 kg. He won gold in the snatch
, silver in the clean and jerk
, and overall silver at the 2006 World Championships
, with a total of 414 kg.
Lapikov won the bronze medal in the 105 kg event
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
, with a total of 420 kg.
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n weightlifter competing in the 105 kg category.
At the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...
he ranked 4th, with a total of 408 kg. He won gold in the snatch
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
, silver in the clean and jerk
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
, and overall silver at the 2006 World Championships
2006 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
, with a total of 414 kg.
Lapikov won the bronze medal in the 105 kg event
Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 105 kg
The men's 105 kg weightlifting event was the seventh men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 18, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, with a total of 420 kg.