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Nijat Rahimov (Azerbaijani: Nicat Rəhimov; born 13 August 1993 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani-born naturalized Kazakhstani weightlifter.[1] He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the category of 77 kg, he placed first, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a clean and jerk lift of 214 kilograms. In 2022, the medal was stripped and he was banned when it was revealed he substituted urine samples.[2]

Nijat Rahimov

Personal information
Native name	Nicat Rəhimov / Нижат Раxимов
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Born	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 29) Baku, Azerbaijan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Olympic weightlifting
Event(s)	-77 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 165 kg (2016) Clean and jerk: 214 kg (2016, WR) Total: 379 kg (2016)
Medal record Representing the  Kazakhstan Olympic Games Disqualified 2016 Rio de Janeiro –77 kg World Championships 2015 Houston –77 kg Representing the  Azerbaijan Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore –69 kg Junior World Championships 2013 Lima –77 kg

Career

Rahimov won a gold medal for Azerbaijan at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics[3] and a silver at the 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships.[4]

At the 2013 Summer Universiade he served as a flag bearer for Azerbaijan.[5] Rahimov was suspended for 2 years from June 2013 after testing positive for anabolic steroids. An out of competition doping test found prior use of oxandrolone and dehydromethyltestosterone.[6]

Rahimov won a gold medal for Kazakhstan at the 2016 Olympics in the 77 kg weight class, setting a world record in clean and jerk (214 kg).[7][8][9]

In 2022, he was stripped of his gold medal from the 2016 Olympics.[10] The Egyptian weightlifter, who finished third in the 2016 Olympics, has made statements against him.[11][12][13][14]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting
• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals

References

На других языках

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- [en] Nijat Rahimov

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[es] Nicat Rəhimov

Nicat Rəhimov –en kazajo, Нижат Рахимов, Nizhat Rajimov– (Bakú, Azerbaiyán, 13 de agosto de 1993) es un deportista kazajo de origen azerbaiyano que compite en halterofilia.[1]

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[fr] Nijat Rahimov

Nidzhat Rahimov (en kazakh, Ниджат Али оглы Рагимов, Нижат Рахимов, en azéri : Nicat Əli oğlu Rəhimov) est un haltérophile azerbaïdjanais puis kazakh né le 13 août 1993 à Bakou. Il a remporté pour le Kazakhstan la médaille d'or de l'épreuve des moins de 77 kg aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 à Rio de Janeiro.

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[it] Nijat Rahimov

Nijat Rahimov (in azero Nicat Əli oğlu Rəhimov?; Baku, 13 agosto 1993) è un sollevatore azero naturalizzato kazako, vincitore della medaglia d'oro olimpica nella categoria 77 kg ai Giochi di Rio de Janeiro 2016.

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[ru] Рагимов, Ниджат Али оглы

Ниджат Али оглы Рагимов (азерб. Nicat Əli oğlu Rəhimov; род. 13 августа 1993, Баку, Азербайджан), известный также как Нижат Рахимов — казахстанский, ранее азербайджанский тяжелоатлет, чемпион мира 2015 года в весовой категории до 77 кг. Победитель юношеских Олимпийских игр 2010 года. В 2016 году завоевал золотую медаль летних Олимпийских игр, но был лишён её в 2022 году за нарушение антидопинговых правил[2].

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