Nizami Pashayev

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Nizami Pashayev is an Azerbaijani athlete in weightlifting. He won two World Weightlifting Championships titles and one European Weightlifting Championships title, when he hauled 402 kilograms in total to take the overall gold in the men's 94 kg category.

Pashayev totalled 402 kg on 20 May 2006, but it was the 25-year-old's snatch winning effort of 186 kg that helped him gain the title ahead of Poland's Szymon Kolecki who was second in the clean and jerk with 217 kg. Later that year Pashayev was disqualified for two years after failing a WADA drugs test. He lost his European title and was fined $2,400.

Pashayev's suspension ends in May 2008, which means he can still qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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• Today.az
• 94 kg Title for Pashayev
• Iron Minds article
• Nizami Pashayev disqualified for two years