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Rauli Tsirekidze

Personal information
Born	24 May 1987 (1987-05-24) (age 37) Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Country	Georgia
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record European Championships 2012 Antalya –85 kg 2013 Tirana –85 kg

Rauli Tsirekidze or Raul Tsirek'idze (Georgian: რაულ ცირეკიძე; born 24 May 1987, in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR) is a Georgian weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category. He participated in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

On 21 November 2016 the IOC disqualified him from the 2012 Olympic Games and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2012.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raul Tsirek'idze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
2. "IOC sanctions 12 athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012" (PDF). IOC. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

External links

• Rauli TSIREKIDZE at the International Weightlifting Federation

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