Yauheni Paulavich Tsikhantsou (; born 4 November 1998) is a Belarusian weightlifter, World Champion and European Champion competing in the 94 kg category until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 96 kg A sample collected from Yauheni Tsikhantsou on 8 March 2026 returned a positive test for growth hormone.The ITA notifies weightlifter Yauheni Tsikhantsou of an apparent anti-doping rule violation
Career Olympic Games In August 2021, Tsikhantsou made an Olympic debut representing Belarus in the men's 96kg event held in Tokyo, Japan. He lifted 173 kg in the Snatch placing sixth but did not make a successful attempt in the Clean & Jerk.
In August 2024, Tsikhantsou competed as Individual Neutral Athlete in the men's 102kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 183 kg in the Snatch and placed forth but managed to overcame Armenia's Garik Karapetyan in the fight for the bronze medal with a total lift of 402 kg.
World Championships In 2018, he competed as a junior at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 96 kg division. He won a bronze medal in the snatch portion with a junior world record setting lift of 180 kg.
European Championships In 2019, he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 96 kg category. He made all six lifts in a perfect day, winning gold medals in the snatch, clean & jerk and total, setting European Records in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 400 kg was a full 22 kg over the silver medalist.
In 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg category and became the overall gold medalist. Tsikhantsou won the silver medal in snatch, and the gold medal in the clean & jerk.
Other competitions In 2018, he competed in the 5th International Qatar Cup5th Annual Qatar Cup Start Book winning a silver medal in the snatch, and bronze medals in both the clean & jerk and total.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games 2021 Tokyo, Japan 96 kg 170 170 173 201 201 201 —2024 Paris, France 102 kg 176 178 183 214 219 228 402 World Championships2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 96 kg 173 180 184 210 217 217 7 390 42019 Pattaya, Thailand 102 kg 175 180 182 212 213 218 398 2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 102 kg 175 179 183 211 217 217 9 394 IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 102 kg 175 180 183 4 210 217 225 4 400 European Championships 2019 Batumi, Georgia 96 kg 170 174 178 204 210 222 400 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 102 kg 176 176 181 211 217 222 398 2025 Chișinău, Moldova 102 kg 174 178 181 207 215 218 399 Qatar Cup2018 Doha, Qatar 96 kg 170 175 178 201 201 211 381
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External links (, 2017–2021) (, 2023–2024)