Alexandru Bratan (born 23 August 1977) is a male weightlifter from Moldova. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's heavyweight division (– 105 kg) at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. His brother is Eugen Bratan.
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In 2006 the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) banned Alexandru Bratan for life, for the second doping violation.[1][2][3]
References edit
- ^ Actualitatea sportivă 22 august 2013. Christian Frisk, rfi.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel. iwf.net
- ^ "(RUȘINE) Halterofilul Igor Bour a fost SUSPENDAT pe VIAȚĂ din sport" (in Romanian). timpul.md. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
External links edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Bratan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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