Oleksandr Pielieshenko

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Oleksandr Pielieshenko
Personal information
Native nameОлександр Юрійович Пелешенко[1]
Full nameOleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko
Born(1994-01-07)7 January 1994
Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Died5 May 2024(2024-05-05) (aged 30)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Military career
Allegiance Ukraine
Service/branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service2022–2024
Battles/wars
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 place 2016 Førde −85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 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]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank Ref
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 85 kg 170 173 175 4 210 210 212 4 385 4 [9]
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 85 kg 167 173 173 7 201 201 210 7 368 4 [9]
European Championships
2016 Norway Førde, Norway 85 kg 165 165 168 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 204 204 1st place, gold medalist(s) 372 1st place, gold medalist(s) [9]
2017 Croatia Split, Croatia 85 kg 170 170 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 202 211 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 386 1st place, gold medalist(s) [9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Важкоатлет Олександр Пелешенко – чемпіон Європи
  2. ^ "Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko is 2016 European champion". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The Olympic Team of Ukraine: Rio 2016: Official Handbook" (PDF). noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. p. 32. Retrieved 14 June 2020. Пелешенко Олександр / Peleshenko Oleksandr
  4. ^ a b c d Ingle, Sean (6 May 2024). "Ukraine's former Olympian weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko killed in action". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Ukrainian European champion weightlifter killed in battle". InsideTheGames.biz. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ IWF.net (2 April 2018). "IWF Public Disclosure". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ^ IWF.net. "IWF Sanctions". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  8. ^ Dotson, Kevin (7 May 2024). "Olympic weightlifter from Ukraine dies fighting in war with Russia". CNN. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "Oleksandr Pielieshenko". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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