David Litvinov

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David Litvinov
Personal information
Born (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 30)
Sport
Country Israel
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class+109 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 11th (2021)
World finals17th (2018)
Regional finals7th (2018)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
IWF World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Rome +109 kg

David Litvinov (born 23 September 1993) [1] is an Israeli weightlifter. He represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2]

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Career

Litvinov competed in the men's +105 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan and the men's +105 kg event at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States. [3] He also competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and the men's +109 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand. [4]

Litvinov competed at several editions of the European Weightlifting Championships: he competed in the men's +105 kg event at the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships in Israel, Tel Aviv, at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in Førde, Norway, at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships in Split, Croatia and the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania. He also competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia. [5]

In 2020, Litvinov won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy. [1]

Fernando Reis of Brazil had qualified to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan but he was suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone. [6] He was replaced by Litvinov less than a week before the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] Litvinov finished in 11th place with a total of 381 kg. [7]

In 2023, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan +109 kg 176181181102052102101138111
World Championships
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim, United States +105 kg 160166172151901902031835618
2018 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 170175178 17200205210 2038017
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 176181184122052052112139519

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References

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