Anastasios Triantafyllou

Anastasios Triantafyllou (Greek: Αναστάσιος Τριανταφύλλου; born May 30, 1987) is a Greek weightlifter.[1] 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.[2]

For the Greek footballer, see Anastasios Triantafyllou (footballer).
Anastasios Triantafyllou
Personal information
Nationality Greece
Born (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)94 kg

In 2009 Triantafyllou was suspended for 2 years after he failed a drug test for methylhexanamine doping.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anastasios Triantafyllou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 94kg (207 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. Sanctioned athletes iwf.net 2009 Archived March 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine


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