Ruslan Albegov

Ruslan Albegov
Personal information
Full nameRuslan Vladimirovich Albegov
NationalityRussian
Born (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988
Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
EducationLaw
Alma materGorsky State Agricultural University
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight156.54 kg (345.1 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg
ClubArmed Forces (CSKA)
Coached byPyotr Dzboev, Kazbek Zoloev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 210 kg (2014)
  • Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2013)
  • Total: 464kg (2013)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Disqualified2012 London+105 kg
World Championships
2013 Wroclaw+105 kg
2014 Almaty+105 kg
European Championships
2012 Antalya+105 kg
2013 Tirana+105 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan+105 kg

Ruslan Vladimirovich Albegov (Russian: Руслан Владимирович Албегов; born 26 January 1988 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Albegov has been banned from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro because of entire ban of Russian weightlifting team. On 19 March 2024, he was disqualified following an investigation ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and was stripped of his bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.