David Litvinov
Personal information
Born (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+109 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals11th (2021)
World finals17th (2018)
Regional finals7th (2018)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Israel
IWF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome +109 kg

David Litvinov (born 23 September 1993)[1] is an Israeli weightlifter. He represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Career

Litvinov competed in the men's +105 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan and the men's +105 kg event at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States.[3] He also competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and the men's +109 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[4]

Litvinov competed at several editions of the European Weightlifting Championships: he competed in the men's +105 kg event at the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships in Israel, Tel Aviv, at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in Førde, Norway, at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships in Split, Croatia and the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania. He also competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia.[5]

In 2020, Litvinov won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1]

Fernando Reis of Brazil had qualified to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan but he was suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone.[6] He was replaced by Litvinov less than a week before the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Litvinov finished in 11th place with a total of 381 kg.[7]

In 2023, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank 123Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan+109 kg 17618118110 20521021011 38111
World Championships
2017United States Anaheim, United States+105 kg 16016617215 19019020318 35618
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg 170175178 17 200205210 20 38017
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg 17618118412 20520521121 39519

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Oliver, Brian (19 July 2021). "European weightlifting champion Toma fails with legal challenge against Olympic ban". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). lsaf.lt. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Oliver, Brian (17 July 2021). "Brazilian weightlifter removed from Tokyo 2020 team after positive test for human growth hormone". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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