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==Testing==
==Testing==
In March 2022, he tested positive for a banned substance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=4 April 2022 |title=Kazakhstan's Tokyo 2020 Olympic weightlifting medallist and two world champions test positive |work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]] |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121453/kazakhstan-weightlifting-positives |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, he was suspended for eight years. Kazakhastan has a long history of doping among its [[professional athlete]]s.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/tokyo-olympic-medalist-weightlifter-son-banned-for-doping/ar-AA17MYgS?OCID</ref>{{dead link|date=January 2024}}
In March 2022, he tested positive for a banned substance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=4 April 2022 |title=Kazakhstan's Tokyo 2020 Olympic weightlifting medallist and two world champions test positive |work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]] |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121453/kazakhstan-weightlifting-positives |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, he was suspended for eight years. Kazakhastan has a long history of doping among its [[professional athlete]]s.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/tokyo-olympic-medalist-weightlifter-son-banned-for-doping/ar-AA17MYgS?OCID</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:42, 1 September 2024

Igor Son
Personal information
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26)
Weight55.00 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportWeightlifting
Event–55 kg
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –61 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya –55 kg

Igor Sergeyevich Son (born 16 November 1998) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter.[1]

In 2017, he competed in the men's 56 kg event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 5th International Qatar Cup held in Doha, Qatar.

2019 World Weightlifting

He won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[2] In that same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 6th International Qatar Cup held in Doha, Qatar.[3]

2020 Summer Olympics

In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

Testing

In March 2022, he tested positive for a banned substance.[5] In February 2023, he was suspended for eight years. Kazakhastan has a long history of doping among its professional athletes.[6]

References

  1. ^ WFRK profile
  2. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships results". Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. ^ "6th International Qatar Cup". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "Second weightlifting gold for China - and heartbreak for Saudi Arabian - at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ Oliver, Brian (4 April 2022). "Kazakhstan's Tokyo 2020 Olympic weightlifting medallist and two world champions test positive". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/tokyo-olympic-medalist-weightlifter-son-banned-for-doping/ar-AA17MYgS?OCID