Oleksandr Pielieshenko
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| Native name | Олександр Юрійович Пелешенко[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Oleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1994 Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 May 2024 (aged 30) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces | |||||||||||||||||
| Service years | 2022–2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | МСУ | |||||||||||||||||
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Oleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Юрійович Пелешенко, also transliterated Peleshenko; 7 January 1994 – 5 May 2024) was a Ukrainian weightlifter. He was the 2016[2] and 2017 European Champion. He also competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] Pielieshenko was killed in action during the Russo-Ukrainian War, at the age of 30.[4][5]
As of April 2018, he was suspended due to an out-of-competition drug test that detected the masking agent chlorthalidone.[6] He was suspended provisionally until 2026.[7]
Later life and death
In the first days of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pielieshenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[4] He died during combat operations on 5 May 2024, at the age of 30.[4] He was the first Olympian to be killed in action during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4][8]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | Ref | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 85 kg | 170 | 173 | 175 | 4 | 210 | 4 | 385 | 4 | [9] | ||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | 85 kg | 167 | 7 | 201 | 7 | 368 | 4 | [9] | ||||
| European Championships | |||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Førde, Norway | 85 kg | 165 | 168 |  | 200 | 204 |  | 372 | |
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| 2017 |  Split, Croatia | 85 kg | 170 | 175 | | 202 | 211 | | 386 | |
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