Oleksandr Pielieshenko

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Nativename
Олександр Юрійович Пелешенко[1]
FullnameOleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko
Born(1994-01-07)7 January 1994
Died5 May 2024(2024-05-05) (aged 30)
Oleksandr Pielieshenko
Personal information
Native name
Олександр Юрійович Пелешенко[1]
Full nameOleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko
Born(1994-01-07)7 January 1994
Died5 May 2024(2024-05-05) (aged 30)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Military career
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Service years2022–2024
Conflicts
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubМСУ
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 175 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 211 kg (2017)
  • Total: 386 kg (2017)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Førde−85 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Split−85 kg

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
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil85 kg170173175421021021243854 [9]
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States85 kg167173173720120121073684 [9]
European Championships
2016Norway Førde, Norway85 kg1651651682nd place, silver medalist(s)2002042041st place, gold medalist(s)3721st place, gold medalist(s) [9]
2017Croatia Split, Croatia85 kg1701701751st place, gold medalist(s)2022112112nd place, silver medalist(s)3861st place, gold medalist(s) [9]

See also

References

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