Ruslan Albegov

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Ruslan Albegov
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1988-01-26) January 26, 1988 (age 34)
Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
EducationLaw
Alma materGorsky State Agricultural University
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight156.54 kg (345.1 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105 kg
ClubArmed Forces (CSKA)
Coached byPyotr Dzboev, Kazbek Zoloev
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 210 kg (2014)
  • Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2013)
  • Total: 464kg (2013)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London +105 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Wroclaw +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Almaty +105 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Antalya +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tirana +105 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan +105 kg

Ruslan Vladimirovich Albegov (Russian: Руслан Владимирович Албегов; born 26 January 1988 in Vladikavkaz)[1] is a Russian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category. He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's +105 kg event with a combined total of 448 kg (snatch-208 kg, clean and jerk-240 kg).[2]

Ruslan Albegov has been banned from the Games in Rio de Janeiro because of entire ban of Russian Weightlifting team.[3]

Major results[]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom +105 kg 198 204 208 1 240 245 247 4 448 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland +105 kg 197 205 209 1st place, gold medalist(s) 242 255 255 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 464 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan +105 kg 203 205 210 1st place, gold medalist(s) 245 252 252 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 462 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 191 197 197 8 235 -- -- 7 432 5
European Championships
2012 Turkey Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 182 188 191 4 225 233 238 1st place, gold medalist(s) 429 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 Albania Tirana, Albania +105 kg 195 195 195 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 230 236 247 1st place, gold medalist(s) 442 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Croatia Split, Croatia 186 192 196 4 237 243 245 4 433 4
Summer Universiade
2013 Russia Kazan, Russia +105 kg 194 200 205 1 240 245 254 2 459 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Russia Grozny, Russia +105 kg 195 205 211 1 235 265 265 2 440 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2008 Colombia Cali, Colombia +105 kg 165 170 175 7 205 212 212 4 382 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Ruslan Albegov". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Lytton, Phil (8 August 2012). "Weight of expectation too much for Steiner as Salimi takes gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Russian weightlifters, 2 other countries, face Rio Olympics ban". Archived from the original on 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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