Khadzhimurat Magomedovich Akkayev (born March 27, 1985 in Tyrnyauz

Tyrnyauz

Tyrnyauz is a town and the administrative center of Elbrussky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated on the main road leading to the Upper Baksan valley area and on the main climbing route for Mount Elbrus. Population:...

, Kabardino-Balkaria

Kabardino-Balkaria

The Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part....

) 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.

He competed in the men's 94 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...

 where he won a silver medal. He is 178 cm/5 ft 10 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb.

At the 2008 Summer 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...

 he won the bronze medal in the 94 kg category, with a total of 402 kg.

Akkayev has moved up into −105kg weight category as a replacement for Dmitry Lapikov

Dmitry Lapikov

Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov is a Russian weightlifter competing in the 105 kg category.At the 2005 World Championships he ranked 4th, with a total of 408 kg...

 and Dmitry Klokov

Dmitry Klokov

Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich Klokov is a Russian weightlifter competing in the 105 kg category. He is 182 cm tall.Klokov was born in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast...

. He won the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships

2011 European Weightlifting Championships

The 2011 European Weightlifting Championships was held in Kazan, Russia from 11 April to 17 April 2011. It was the 90th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Schedule:MONDAY 11, APRIL*10.00-11.30 Women / 48 kg / Group B...

 in Kazan

Kazan

Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...

, with a total of 425kg.