Dmitry Berestov

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Olympic medal record
Men's weightlifting
Gold 2004 Athens 105 kg

Dmitry Alekseevich Berestov (Russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич Берестов; born June 13, 1980) is a Russian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 105 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is 186cm/6 ft 1 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb.

In July 2006, Berestov failed a drugs test and is now facing a two-year competition ban [1].

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  1. ^ Berestov is disqualified for two years Gazeta.ru 13 July 2006


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Olympic Champions in Weightlifting Heavyweight
1920-1948: +82.5 kg, 1952-1968: +90 kg, 1972+1976: 90-110 kg, 1980-1992: 100-110 kg, 1996: 99-108 kg, 2000+2004: 94-105 kg
1920: Filippo Bottino • 1924: Giuseppe Tonani • 1928: Josef Straßberger • 1932: Jaroslav Skobla • 1936: Josef Manger • 1948+1952: John Davis • 1956: Paul Anderson • 1960: Yury Vlasov • 1964+1968: Leonid Zhabotinsky • 1972: Jaan Talts • 1976: Yuri Zaitsev • 1980: Leonid Taranenko • 1984: Norberto Oberburger • 1988: Yury Zakharevitch • 1992: Ronny Weller • 1996: Timur Taymazov • 2000: Hossein Tavakoli • 2004: Dmitry Berestov


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