Dmitry Lapikov

{{Short description|Russian weightlifter (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| full_name = Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov

| image = Dmitry Lapikov, February 2014.jpg

| caption = Lapikov in February 2014

| nationality = Russian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|4}}

| birth_place = Kaliningrad

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's weightlifting}}

{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|Disqualified | 2008 Beijing | –105 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Santo Domingo |– 105 kg}}

{{Medal|Disqualified | 2009 Goyang | – 105 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Strasbourg |– 105 kg}}

{{Medal|Disqualified | 2011 Kazan |+ 105 kg}}

}}

Dmitry Valentinovich Lapikov ({{langx|ru|Дмитрий Валентинович Лапиков}}; born June 4, 1982, in Kaliningrad) is a former Russian weightlifter.

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.{{cite web |title=Lapikov Dmitry RUS |url=https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/athletes_newbw/?athlete=lapikov-dmitry-1982-04-06&id=2626 |website=IWF.net |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-date=2019-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091217/https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/athletes_newbw/?athlete=lapikov-dmitry-1982-04-06&id=2626 |url-status=dead}}

Lapikov originally won the bronze medal in the 105 kg event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with a total of 420 kg. In 2016, he was stripped of his medal after his sample tested positive for steroids.{{cite web |title=Doping: 2008 Beijing Olympics medal winners among 16 athletes banned for doping |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/38017277 |website=BBC.com |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=3 July 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809010855/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/38017277 |url-status=live}}

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.

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