Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Klokow

Dmitri Klokow
Dmitri Klokow (2011)
Personal information
Surname:	Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Klokow
Nationality:	Russia
Date of birth:	February 18, 1983
Place of birth:	Balashikha , Russia
Size:	182 cm
Medal table

Dmitri Wjatscheslavowitsch Klokow ( Russian Дмитрий Вячеславович Клоков , scientific transliteration Dmitrij Vjačeslavovič Klokov ; born February 18, 1983 in Balaschicha , Russia ) is a Russian weightlifter .

Personal

Klokow is the son of the former weightlifter Vyacheslav Klokow , who became world champion in the 2nd heavyweight up to 110 kg in Moscow in 1983 .

Career

Klokow's international career began as a teenager when he won several medals at world and European junior championships. Klokow made his first appearance in 2004 at the European Championships in Kiev . In the heavyweight up to 105 kg he was able to place himself in fourth place in the duel with 410.0 kg (185.0 / 225.0 kg). He won bronze in the push. The winner was Alan Zagaew with 420.0 kg.

At his first world championships a year later in Doha , he won all three gold medals with 419.0 kg (192.0 / 227.0 kg), ahead of Alexandru Bratan with 413.0 kg and Martin Tešovič with 412.0 kg. In 2006 and 2007 he took third place at the World Cup with 406.0 kg and 411.0 kg, respectively, where he tried to win gold in the second and third attempt of pushing, but failed.

At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 Klokow increased to 423.0 kg (193.0 / 230.0 kg) and thus won silver in a very strong field behind Andrej Aramnau , who set a new world record with 436.0 kg, and ahead his compatriot Dmitri Lapikow , who achieved 420.0 kg.

Klokow did not play his next international competition until the European Championships in Minsk in 2010 , where he subsequently won gold after the disqualification of Aramnau, who scored 420.0 kg. With 409.0 kg (185.0 / 224.0 kg) he placed in front of Vladimir Smortschkow with 408.0 kg and Oleksij Torochtij with 396.0 kg. At the World Championships in the same year he was with 415.0 kg (192.0 / 223.0 kg) second behind Marcin Dołęga , who lifted the same load, but was lighter.

Individual evidence

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Web links

• Profile of Dmitri Wjatscheslawowitsch Klokow in the lift-up project at chidlovski.net (English)
• Dmitri Vjatscheslawowitsch Klokow at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Dmitri Vjatscheslawowitsch Klokow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Video of Klokov at the 2008 Beijing Olympics