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Russian weightlifter (born 1983)

Roman Konstantinov

Personal information
Full name Roman AleksandrovichKonstantinov
Nationality Russia
Born (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 41)Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast,Russian SFSR
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event 94 kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing Russia World Championships Gold medal – first place 2007 Chiang Mai 94 kg Silver medal – second place 2009 Goyang 105 kg Bronze medal – third place 2006 Santo Domingo 94 kg European Championships Silver medal – second place 2007 Strasbourg 94 kg

Roman Aleksandrovich Konstantinov (Russian: Роман Александрович Константинов; born August 15, 1983, in Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast) is a Russian weightlifter.[1] He won the bronze medal for the 94 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and eventually claimed his first ever career title at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a total of 397 kg.[2][3] He also added a silver medal to his collection from the 2007 European Weightlifting Championships in Strasbourg, France.[4]

Konstantinov represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's middle heavyweight category (94 kg), against several top-class weightlifters, including his teammate Khadzhimurat Akkayev, Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilin, and three-time Olympians Nizami Pashayev of Azerbaijan and Szymon Kołecki of Poland. Konstantinov placed eighth in this event, as he successfully lifted 175 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 212 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 387 kg.[5]

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  2. ^ "Ilin clinches men's 94kg gold in weightlifting worlds". Xinhua. 7 October 2006. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Roman Konstantinov of Russia takes gold medal in weightlifting worlds". Xinhua. People's Daily Online (China). 24 September 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Silver winners return to Men's 94kg". Xinhua. China.org.cn. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Men's 94kg (207 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.