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Dmitry Lapikov 215kg Snatch

July 16, 2012 By 16 Comments

Meanwhile in Russia…

Dmitry Lapikov snatches 215kg! at what looks like maybe 120kg-130kg.

Good to see him making the best use out of his forced time out until 13-05-2015.

Update #1: Since I received that information the Russian weightlifting federation was successful with its appeal, reducing the ban to 2 years starting from May 13, 2011. (source)

205kg, 210kg, 215kg

Update #2: Here is some background information on the video.

Update #3: As of today, 13.05.2013, he is unbanned. Hopefully we’ll see him in the next Summer Universiade (6.7-17.7) in Russia.

Thanks to everybody who submitted this. Shout outs go to Dan who always spots the good videos first, Everett, Pim, Phil and all you anonymous guys and hopefully girls too.

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  • Ben

    He moved up to a super? When did this happen!?

    • GregorATG

      Maybe he was thinking: “I am banned anyway. So way not get as strong as I can in the meantime”

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=668010423 Dustin Oranchuk

      he has been a super since 2010, he won the 2011 euros in the super heavy class

  • ghosthalo2

    Holy crap

  • Jonny

    Damnnnn, a really nicely done 215kg too, 2016 olympics the year of lots of high weight attempts similar to 2000?

  • Pablo Lara

    No straps too. Looks like Russia won’t miss Chigishev, sadly :( .

  • Joe

    How much money a year do these guys get? The top level. Klokov, Salimi, Steiner etc.

  • Edwin

    Does anyone know for sure what he was banned for? I heard it was
    1,3-dimethylamylamine.

    • GregorATG

      On the sanctioned athletes page of the IWF it says :Methylhexanamine

      source: http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/

      • ghosthalo2

        Dang I use that substance in my preworkout supplement. Its messed up you get that long of a ban for using basically caffeine

  • seb

    he is already banned and uploads a training clip of 215 snatch. what a genius :D but it really looks shocking. and awfully slow

    • 2ndpull

      did we watch the same video? 215 looked pretty snappy to me.

  • 25 45 77

    http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/
    LAPIKOV Dmitry (m)
    RUS
    13-05-2011
    13-05-2013
    IC

    Methylhexanamine

  • grobpote

    Russia could really use a great superheavyweight lifter because neither Chigishev nor Albegov could have been and could be compared to Taranenko and Kurlovich. I know that they are not russians basically but it isn’t the point…