Ibragim Samadov

About

Russian weightlifter who was stripped of his Olympic bronze medal at Barcelona in 1992 after he refused to lean forward to accept it.

Before Fame

He placed 1st in the 1991 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class.

Trivia

He was the only competitor at the 1992 Summer Olympics to be stripped of his medal.

Family Life

He is the son of Sasha and Molena Samadov.

Associated With

He competed in the 1992 Olympics where Michael Jordan led the Dream Team to the gold medal in basketball.