Sanamacha Chanu
Sanamacha Thingbaijani Chanu (born 2 October 1978) is an Indian weightlifter who competed in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She originally finished fourth, but tested positive for a banned substance and was disqualified. She had also won three golds at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and was a part of the core team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, during the trials for which, she was tested positive for methylhexanamine; a stimulant commonly used as a nasal decongestant.[1] She was banned for eight years for her second doping offence.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sanamacha Thingbaijani Chanu |
| Born | 2 October 1978 |
| Weight | 52.74 kg (116.3 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 53 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 13 September 2016. | |
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53 kg | 77.5 | 80 | 82.5 | 9 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 7 | 190 | 7 | |
| 1999 |  | 48 kg | --- | 90 | 15 | 0 | --- | |||||
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See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- "Pratima, Chanu test positive for drugs". Rediff.com India. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
External links
Commonwealth Games Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Featherweight | |
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