Oleksandr Pielieshenko

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Oleksandr Pielieshenko
Personal information
Native nameОлександр Юрійович Пелешенко[1]
Full nameOleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko
Born (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 27)
Stanytsia Luhanska, Ukraine
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubМСУ
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 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, born January 7, 1994) is a Ukrainian weightlifter. He was the 2016[2] and 2017 European Champion. He also competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career[]

As of April 2018 he was suspended due to an out of competition (OOC) drug test, the test detected a masking agent (Chlorthalidone)[4] and he is suspended provisionally until 2026.[5]

Major results[]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
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
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 85 kg 167 173 173 7 201 201 210 7 368 4
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)
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)

References[]

  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. ^ IWF.net. "IWF Public Disclosure". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ^ IWF.net. "IWF Sanctions". Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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