Ruslan Albegov

Ruslan Vladimirovich Albegov (Russian: Руслан Владимирович Албегов; born 26 January 1988 in Vladikavkaz)^[1] is a Russian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Ruslan Albegov

Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Vladimirovich Albegov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 37) Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Education	Law
Alma mater	Gorsky State Agricultural University
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	156.54 kg (345.1 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+105 kg
Club	Armed Forces (CSKA)
Coached by	Pyotr Dzboev, Kazbek Zoloev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 210 kg (2014) Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2013) Total: 464kg (2013)
Medal record Olympic Games Disqualified 2012 London +105 kg World Championships 2013 Wroclaw +105 kg 2014 Almaty +105 kg European Championships 2012 Antalya +105 kg 2013 Tirana +105 kg Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan +105 kg

Albegov has been banned from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro because of entire ban of Russian weightlifting team.^[2] On 19 March 2024, he was disqualified following an investigation ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and was stripped of his bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.^[3]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	+105 kg	198	204	208	1	240	245	247	4	448	DSQ
World Championships
2013	Wrocław, Poland	+105 kg	197	205	209		242	255	255		464
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	+105 kg	203	205	210		245	252	252		462
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	+109 kg	191	197	197	8	235	--	--	7	432	5
European Championships
2012	Antalya, Turkey	+105 kg	182	188	191	4	225	233	238		429
2013	Tirana, Albania	+105 kg	195	195	195		230	236	247		442
2017	Split, Croatia	+105 kg	186	192	196	4	237	243	245	4	433	4
Summer Universiade
2013	Kazan, Russia	+105 kg	194	200	205	1	240	245	254	2	459
IWF Grand Prix
2015	Grozny, Russia	+105 kg	195	205	211	1	235	265	265	2	440
World Junior Championships
2008	Cali, Colombia	+105 kg	165	170	175	7	205	212	212	4	382	4