Anastasios Triantafyllou

{{Short description|Greek weightlifter (born 1987)}}

{{for|the Greek footballer|Anastasios Triantafyllou (footballer)}}

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Anastasios Triantafyllou ({{langx|el|Αναστάσιος Τριανταφύλλου}}; born May 30, 1987) is a Greek weightlifter.{{cite sports-reference|title = Anastasios Triantafyllou|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/anastasios-triantafyllou-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060832/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/anastasios-triantafyllou-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 11 December 2012}} Triantafyllou represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's middle-heavyweight category (94 kg), along with his compatriot Konstantinos Gkaripis. He successfully lifted 155 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 196 kg in a two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 351 kg, finishing behind his compatriot Gkaripis by nine kilograms in fifteenth place.{{cite web|title=Men's 94kg (207 lbs) |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc=WLM094000/standings.html |publisher=NBC Olympics |accessdate=11 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730233619/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DWLM094000/standings.html |archivedate=30 July 2012 }}

In 2009 Triantafyllou was suspended for 2 years after he failed a drug test for methylhexanamine doping.[http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/ Sanctioned athletes iwf.net 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327032059/http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/ |date=March 27, 2013 }}