Farkhad Kharki

Farkhad Kharki
Personal information
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –62 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Astana –62 kg

Farkhad Kharki (born 20 April 1991)[1] is a Kazakhstani Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal in the –62 kg event.[2]

Kharki was suspended for 2 years from July 2013 after testing positive for metenolone in a doping test.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Farkhad Kharki". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Results - Mens 62kg - Weightlifting - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2016.