- Dmitry Klokov
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Dmitry Klokov Personal information Born 1983-02-18 Medal recordOlympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing – 105 kg World Championships Gold 2005 Doha – 105 kg Silver 2010 Antalya – 105 kg Silver 2011 Paris –105 kg Bronze 2006 Santo Domingo – 105 kg Bronze 2007 Chiang Mai – 105 kg European Championships
TotalSilver 2010 Minsk – 105 kg Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich Klokov (Russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Клоков) (born February 18, 1983)[1] is a Russian weightlifter competing in the 105 kg category. He is 182 cm tall.
Klokov was born in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast.[2] He is the son of World Champion Vyacheslav Klokov, who also competed in the Heavyweight category.[3][4]
He became world champion at the 2005 World Championships, with a total of 419 kg.[1][3]
Klokov also participated at the 2005 and 2006 Arnold Sports Festivals in Columbus, Ohio.[5]
At the 2006 World Championships and 2007 World Championships he ranked 3rd.[3][6]
Klokov won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a total of 423 kg.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "KLOKOV Dmitry". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=308.
- ^ "Dmitry Klokov". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/dmitry-klokov-1.html. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ a b c "Medallists from previous World Championships". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BCK/WL/38185.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Russia’s Weight-Lifters to Fight for Gold in Qatar". Kommersant. 2005-11-10. http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=530&id=624985. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Weightlifting". arnoldclassic.com. 2008-09-16. http://www.arnoldclassic.com/h_weightlifting.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ "KLOKOV Dmitriy". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1320.
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