Dmitry Lapikov

Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov (Russian: Дмитрий Валентинович Лапиков; born June 4, 1982, in Kaliningrad) is a former Russian weightlifter.

Dmitry Lapikov

Lapikov in February 2014
Personal information
Full name	Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1982-06-04) June 4, 1982 (age 43) Kaliningrad
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Russia Olympic Games Disqualified 2008 Beijing –105 kg World Championships 2006 Santo Domingo – 105 kg Disqualified 2009 Goyang – 105 kg European Championships 2007 Strasbourg – 105 kg Disqualified 2011 Kazan + 105 kg

Career

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.^[1]

Lapikov originally won the bronze medal in the 105 kg event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with a total of 420 kg.^[1] In 2016, he was stripped of his medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.^[2]

Lapikov tested positive and was disqualified from the +105 kg event of the European Championship 2011. He originally won the +105 kg category with a 192 snatch, 227 clean and jerk, and 419 total.