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{{short description|Belarusian weightlifter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Andrei Rybakou
| image = Andrei Rybakov.jpg
|caption        = Rybakou in November 2011
| nationality = {{BLR}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|4}}
| birth_place = [[Mogilev]], [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height = {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| website = 
| country = [[Belarus]]
| sport = [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]]
| event = –85 kg
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry| {{BLR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|-85 kg]]}}
{{Medal|Disqualified|[[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|-85 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 World Weightlifting Championships|2006 Santo Domingo]]|[[2006 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|-85 kg]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|2007 Chiang Mai]]|[[2007 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|-85 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Weightlifting Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 European Weightlifting Championships|2006 Władysławowo]]|-85 kg}}
}}

'''Andrei Rybakou''' ({{langx|be|Андрэй Анатолевіч Рыбакоў}}) (born March 4, 1982) is a [[Belarus]]ian former [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], Olympian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/andrei-rybakou|title=Olympic Profile|work=Olympic.org|accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref> and two-time World Champion who competed in the 85&nbsp;kg category. In 2016, after a retest of his 2008 samples tested positive for Dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone and Stanozolol his performance at the 2008 Olympic Games was disqualified, as well as his Olympic record and World record set during the competition. He was also ordered to return his silver medal.

==Career==
===Olympics===
In 2004 Rybakou made his Olympic debut at the [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]], where he competed in the 85&nbsp;kg category. During the snatch portion, after making a 180.0&nbsp;kg lift, he attempted a new world record lift of 183.0&nbsp;kg, he did not make the lift as the clock ran out on him, but as he was competing in the B category he had a 12.5&nbsp;kg lead over the net closest competitor. During the clean & jerk portion of the competition his last successful lift of 200.0&nbsp;kg gave him a total of 380.0&nbsp;kg which led the second place competitor in the B group by 25.0&nbsp;kg. It was not until [[Giorgi Asanidze]]'s first clean & jerk of 202.5&nbsp;kg in the A session that Rybakou was bumped from the gold medal position. [[Giorgi Asanidze]] ended up becoming Olympic Champion and Rybakou was awarded the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/athens-2004/weightlifting/85kg-men|title=85 kg Men's Results|work=Olympic.org|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

Following his silver medal finish in 2004, two [[World Weightlifting Championships]] wins in [[2006 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|2006]] and [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|2007]], and after setting 4 [[World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)|world records]], he was a favorite to win gold at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. In the snatch portion he set a new [[List of Olympic records in weightlifting|Olympic Record]] lift of 185&nbsp;kg, giving him a 5&nbsp;kg lead over [[Lu Yong]]. In the clean and jerk aspect, he made all three lifts finishing with a 209&nbsp;kg clean & jerk, setting a new [[World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)|world record]] total of 394&nbsp;kg. [[Lu Yong]] attempted, and initially made a 214&nbsp;kg clean & jerk on his second attempt before the jury overruled the results and that lift was declared a no lift,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/2008/08/15/mens-85-kg-a-story-of-28-dkg/|title=Men's 85 kg: A STORY OF 28 DKG|work=IWF.net|date=15 August 2008 |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref> in his third attempt [[Lu Yong|Lu]] made the 214&nbsp;kg lift. As Lu weighed 0.28&nbsp;kg less, he was awarded the gold medal, and Rybakou was again the silver medalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/15/content_9356315.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824155518/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/15/content_9356315.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 24, 2008|title=FLASH: BELARUS RYBAKOV BREAKS MEN'S 85KG WEIGHTLIFTING WORLD RECORD|accessdate=2012-07-28}}</ref> In 2016, after a retest of his 2008 samples tested positive for [[Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone|Dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone]] and [[Stanozolol]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctions/|title=IWF Sanctions|work=IWF.net|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apnews.com/2c4ed82345be4b52b44e26131c2e7c23|title=3 Olympic weightlifting gold medalists fail doping retests|work=Associated Press|date=24 August 2016 |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/ioc-doping-olympians-beijing-1.3822355 "9 Olympians, including 6 medallists, caught for Beijing doping"]. cbc.ca. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.</ref> his performance at the [[2008 Olympic Games]] was disqualified, as well as his Olympic record and World record set during the competition. He was also ordered to return his silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/reanalysis/|title=Doping Reanalysis|work=IWF.net|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/weightlifting/37173158|title=Doping in sport: 11 Beijing 2008 weightlifting medallists fail retests|work=BBC|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

In 2012 he competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the 85&nbsp;kg category, but was unable to complete a snatch, because of this he could not compete in the clean & jerk portion of the competition which resulted in a [[Did not finish|DNF]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-weig-wlm85k/olympics-mens-weightlifting-85kg-light-heavyweight-medal-results-idUSL6E8J3Q3U20120803|title=Men's 85 kg London Results|work=Reuters|date=3 August 2012 |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

===Other Championships===
In April 2006, he won the European Championship. Later that year, during the [[2006 World Weightlifting Championships]] he was crowned as the World Champion in the 85&nbsp;kg category.<ref name="IWF results">{{cite web|title=Rybakov Andrei |publisher=International Weightlifting Federation |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=512 |accessdate=29 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527163508/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=512 |archivedate=27 May 2011 }}</ref>

He won the gold medal in the 85&nbsp;kg category again at the [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships]],<ref name="IWF results" /> setting a world record with a 187&nbsp;kg snatch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteStatsResult.asp?a_id=876|title=Andrei Rybakov|publisher=Lift Up|accessdate=8 May 2010}}</ref>

==Major results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2 width=40 | Year
! rowspan=2 width=250 | Venue
! rowspan=2 width=60 | Weight
! colspan=4 | Snatch (kg)
! colspan=4 | Clean & Jerk (kg)
! rowspan=2 width=65 |  Total
! rowspan=2 width=40 |  Rank
|-
! width=65 | 1
! width=65 | 2
! width=65 | 3
! width=45 | Rank
! width=65 | 1
! width=65 | 2
! width=65 | 3
! width=45 | Rank
|-
! colspan=13|[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] || align=left| {{flag icon|GRE}} [[Athens]], [[Greece]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || 175.0 || '''180.0''' || <s>183.0</s> || 1 || 195.0 || '''200.0''' || <s>202.5</s> || 7 ||'''380.0''' || {{silver2}}
|-
|-bgcolor=pink
| [[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] || align=left | {{flag icon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], [[China]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || 180 || <s>185</s> || '''185''' || — || 200 || 204 || '''209''' || — || — || '''DSQ'''
|-
| [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] || align=left | {{flag icon|UK}} [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || <s>175</s> || <s>180</s> || <s>180</s> || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! colspan=13|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
|-
|[[2003 World Weightlifting Championships|2003]] || align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] || [[2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg|94 kg]]  || <s>172.5</s> || <s>172.5</s> || <s>172.5</s> ||| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|2005]] || align=left | {{flag icon|QAT}} [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || 180 || 183 '''[[World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)|WR]]''' || '''185 [[World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)|WR]]''' || {{gold1}} || '''195''' || <s>200</s> || <s>200</s> || 12 || '''380''' || 5
|-
| [[2006 World Weightlifting Championships|2006]] || align=left | {{flag icon|DOM}} [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Rep]] || [[2006 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || '''180''' || <s>187</s> || <s>187</s> || {{gold1}} || 200 || '''203''' || <s>210</s> || {{gold1}} || '''383''' || {{Gold1}}
|-
| [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|2007]] || align=left | {{flag icon|THA}} [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]] || [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || 180 || 185 || '''187 [[World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)|WR]]''' || {{gold1}} || 200 || '''206''' || <s>209</s> || {{gold1}} || '''393 [[World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)|WR]]{{ref label|a|a|a}}''' || {{gold1}}
|-
| [[2011 World Weightlifting Championships|2011]] || align=left | {{flag icon|FRA}} [[Paris]], [[France]] || [[2011 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || 170 || 175 || '''178''' || {{gold1}} || 182 || '''185''' || <s>190</s> || 18 || '''368''' || 7
|-
| [[2013 World Weightlifting Championships|2013]] || align=left | {{flag icon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], [[Poland]] || [[2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || 175 || <s>179</s> || '''179''' || {{gold1}} || <s>194</s> || '''194''' || <s>200</s> || 7 || '''373''' || 6
|-
| [[2014 World Weightlifting Championships|2014]] || align=left | {{flag icon|KAZ}} [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] || [[2014 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]] || <s>175</s> || '''175''' || <s>179</s> || {{bronze3}} || 182 || <s>191</s> || '''191''' || 19 || '''366''' || 8
|-
! colspan=13|[[European Weightlifting Championships|European Championships]]
|-
|[[2003 European Weightlifting Championships|2003]] || align=left| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Loutraki]], [[Greece]] || 85&nbsp;kg  || 175.0 || <s>180.0</s> || '''180.0''' || {{Gold1}} || <s>190.0</s> || '''190.0''' || <s>197.5</s> || 10 || '''370.0''' || 6
|-
|[[2004 European Weightlifting Championships|2004]] || align=left| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]] || 85&nbsp;kg  || <s>175.0</s> || '''175.0''' || <s>180.0</s> || {{bronze3}} || '''190.0''' || <s>197.5</s> || <s>197.5</s> || 17 || '''365.0''' || 8
|-
|[[2006 European Weightlifting Championships|2006]] || align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Władysławowo]], [[Poland]] || 85&nbsp;kg  || 180 || <s>186</s> || '''186 [[World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)|WR]]''' || {{Gold1}} || 195 || 200 || '''206''' || {{Gold1}} || '''392''' || {{Gold1}} 
|-
|}

==Notes==
* {{note label|a|a|a}} Not a world record at the time of the competition, became a world record when IWF decided to eliminate the world standards from the list of World Records on 24 June 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwf.net/2008/06/24/iwf-eliminates-world-standards-from-world-record-list/|title=IWF eliminates World Standards from World Record list|date=24 June 2008|publisher=[[International Weightlifting Federation]]|accessdate=6 January 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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