Anastasios Triantafyllou
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Greece |
| Born |
30 May 1987 Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | 94 kg |
Anastasios Triantafyllou (Greek: Αναστάσιος Τριανταφύλλου; born May 30, 1987 in Heraklion, Crete) 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]
In 2009 Triantafyllou was suspended for 2 years after he failed a drug test for methylhexanamine doping.[3]
References
- ↑ "Anastasios Triantafyllou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 94kg (207 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ Sanctioned athletes iwf.net 2009
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