Jiří Orság
Jiří Orság (born January 5, 1989 in Znojmo ) is a Czech weightlifter .
Career
Orság finished twelfth in the heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships. In 2009 he was sixth in the super heavyweight division at the European Championships and eighth at the World Championships . At the European Championships in 2010 he was sixth again. In 2011 he won silver in duels and gold in jerking at the European Championships .
At the European Championships in 2012 Orság was fifth in a duel and won silver in jerking. In the same year he took part in the Olympic Games in London , where he finished seventh. In 2013 he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in both duels and jerks. In autumn of the same year, however, a training control tested positive for tamoxifen and banned for two years. After his suspension, he finished 13th at the 2015 World Championships .
Web links
- Jiří Orság in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Jiří Orság at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Profile on iwf.net
- Profile on iwrp.net
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orság, Jiří |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Znojmo |