Aliksei Uladzimiravich Mzhachyk (Belarusian: Аляксей Уладзіміравіч Мжачык; 30 June 1996 – 1 August 2021) was a Belarusian weightlifter. He placed 12th in the men's +105 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1][2]
.jpg) Mzhachyk in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Аляксей Уладзіміравіч Мжачык |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Born | 30 June 1996 Pinsk, Belarus |
| Died | 1 August 2021 (aged 25) Germany |
| Weight | 139.6 kg (308 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | +109 kg |
In age-specific categories he won the bronze medal at the 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. He finished eighth at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships and thirteenth at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.
Mzhachyk died in a car accident in Germany on 1 August 2021.[3] He was 25.
References
edit- ^ "Aliaksei Mzhachyk". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Men's +105kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Белорусский тяжелоатлет Мжачик погиб в автокатастрофе в Германии" (in Russian). REN TV. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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