Alexandru Bratan

Alexandru Bratan
Personal information
Born (1977-08-23) 23 August 1977 (age 47)
Cahul, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Doha – 105 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Kyiv – 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Władysławowo – 105 kg

Alexandru Bratan (born 23 August 1977) is a male weightlifter from Moldova. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's heavyweight division (– 105 kg) at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. His brother is Eugen Bratan.

In 2006 the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) banned Alexandru Bratan for life, for the second doping violation.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Actualitatea sportivă 22 august 2013. Christian Frisk, rfi.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel. iwf.net
  3. ^ "(RUȘINE) Halterofilul Igor Bour a fost SUSPENDAT pe VIAȚĂ din sport" (in Romanian). timpul.md. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2017.


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