Igor Son

Igor Son

Personal information
Nationality	Kazakhstani
Born	(1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26)
Weight	55.00 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–55 kg
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo –61 kg World Championships 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

External links

• Igor Son at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Igor Son at Olympics.com
• Igor Son at Olympedia