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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 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]
Career
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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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||||
| 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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References
- ^ Важкоатлет Олександр Пелешенко – чемпіон Європи
- ^ "Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko is 2016 European champion". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ukrainian European champion weightlifter killed in battle". InsideTheGames.biz. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ IWF.net (2 April 2018). "IWF Public Disclosure". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ IWF.net. "IWF Sanctions". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Dotson, Kevin (7 May 2024). "Olympic weightlifter from Ukraine dies fighting in war with Russia". CNN. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Oleksandr Pielieshenko". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
- Oleksandr Pielieshenko at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Oleksandr Pielieshenko at Olympics.com
- Oleksandr Pielieshenko at Olympedia
- Oleksandr Pielieshenko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)