Sergo Chakhoyan
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Sergo Chakhoyan is an Armenia
n weightlifter who represented Australia
later in his career.
A world record
holder, he claimed two gold medals at the 1994 and 2003 World Championships, and competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic games. In Athens he went into the competition ranked first in the world, however failing to record a successful clean and jerk he bombed out of the competition. His final attempt of 207.5 kg would have given him the gold medal, which would have been Australia's first in weightlifting since 1984. He tested positive for doping
at the 2001 Goodwill Games
in Brisbane
and was suspended for two years. In April 2007, he tested positive for doping again, disgracing the Australian Weightlifting Federation. He received a life ban which is mandatory for a second offence.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n weightlifter who represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
later in his career.
A world record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
holder, he claimed two gold medals at the 1994 and 2003 World Championships, and competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic games. In Athens he went into the competition ranked first in the world, however failing to record a successful clean and jerk he bombed out of the competition. His final attempt of 207.5 kg would have given him the gold medal, which would have been Australia's first in weightlifting since 1984. He tested positive for doping
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
at the 2001 Goodwill Games
Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and was suspended for two years. In April 2007, he tested positive for doping again, disgracing the Australian Weightlifting Federation. He received a life ban which is mandatory for a second offence.
Performances
- 1996 Olympics: Light heavyweight: 6th (combined event)
- 2000 Olympics: Light heavyweight: 6th (combined event)
- 2003 World Championships (Vancouver): Snatch: 1st, Clean-and-jerk: 3rd