Anatoly Khrapaty

Anatoly Mikhaylovich Khrapaty (also Chrapaty, Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Храпатый; 20 October 1962 – 11 August 2008) was a heavyweight weightlifter, Olympic Champion,[1] and five time World Champion who competed for the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan. Between 1984 and 1996 he won a gold and a silver Olympic medal, as well as five worlds and five European titles. He also set five world records: one in the snatch, three in the clean and jerk and one in the total.[2][3]

Anatoly Krapaty
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Siberian Tiger"
Born20 October 1962
Atbasar District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died11 August 2008 (aged 45)
Arshaly, Kazakhstan
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight89–103 kg (196–227 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubArmed Forces Tselinograd

Khrapaty retired after the 2000 Olympic Games to become a Kazakhstani national coach. He died at age 45, a few days before his flight to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when his motorcycle was hit by an oncoming vehicle.[4][5]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul, South Korea90 kg180.0185.0187.51225.0237.5237.51412.5
1996 Atlanta, United States99 kg177.5182.5187.52217.5222.5227.52410.0
2000 Sydney, Australia105 kg177.5177.5177.5
World Championships
1985 Södertälje, Sweden90 kg177.5217.5395.0
1986 Sofia, Bulgaria90 kg185.0227.5412.5
1987 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia90 kg185.0232.5417.5
1989 Athens, Greece90 kg177.5182.5185.0225.0230.0230.0415.0
1990 Budapest, Hungary90 kg172.5177.5180.0212.5217.5225.0397.5
1993 Melbourne, Australia91 kg175.0180.0180.0215.0220.0222.5395.0
1995 Guangzhou, China99 kg175.0182.5185.0215.05400.0
1999 Athens, Greece105 kg175.0180.0185.011210.0220.0220.09400.010
European Championships
1984 Vitoria, Spain82.5 kg175.0215.0390.0
1985 Katowice, Poland82.5 kg170.0210.0380.0
1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany90 kg180.0230.0410.0
1987 Reims, France90 kg185.0230.0415.0
1988 Cardiff, United Kingdom90 kg185.0235.0 WR420.0
1989 Athens, Greece90 kg185.0230.0415.0
1990 Ålborg, Denmark90 kg182.5220.0402.5

References

  1. "Olympic Profile". Olympic.org. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. "Anatoly Khrapaty". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. Anatoly Khrapaty. sports-reference.com
  4. Тяжелоатлет Анатолий Храпатый погиб за два дня до отлета в Пекин. kp.ru
  5. "Tragic death of Olympic Champion Anatoly KHRAPATY". IWF.net. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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