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]
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| Personal information | |
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| Nickname | "Siberian Tiger" |
| Born | 20 October 1962 Atbasar District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 August 2008 (aged 45) Arshaly, Kazakhstan |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 89–103 kg (196–227 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Club | Armed Forces Tselinograd |
Medal record | |
Khrapaty retired after the 2000 Olympic Games to become a Kazakhstan 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
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
90 kg | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 1 | 225.0 | 1 | 412.5 | 
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| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States |
99 kg | 177.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 2 | 217.5 | 222.5 | 2 | 410.0 | 
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| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
105 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1985 |  Södertälje, Sweden |
90 kg | 177.5 | |
217.5 | |
395.0 |
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| 1986 |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
90 kg | 185.0 | |
227.5 | |
412.5 |
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| 1987 |  Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
90 kg | 185.0 | |
232.5 | |
417.5 |
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| 1989 |  Athens, Greece |
90 kg | 177.5 | 182.5 | 185.0 | |
225.0 | 230.0 | |
415.0 |
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| 1990 |  Budapest, Hungary |
90 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | 180.0 | |
212.5 | 217.5 | |
397.5 |
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| 1993 | Melbourne, Australia |
91 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | |
215.0 |  |
395.0 |
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| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China |
99 kg | 175.0 | 185.0 | |
215.0 | — | — | 5 | 400.0 |
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| 1999 | Athens, Greece |
105 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 11 | 210.0 | 220.0 | 9 | 400.0 | 10 | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1984 |  Vitoria, Spain |
82.5 kg | 175.0 | |
215.0 | |
390.0 |
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| 1985 |  Katowice, Poland |
82.5 kg | 170.0 | |
210.0 | |
380.0 |
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| 1986 |  Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
90 kg | 180.0 | |
230.0 | |
410.0 |
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| 1987 |  Reims, France |
90 kg | 185.0 | |
230.0 | |
415.0 |
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| 1988 |  Cardiff, United Kingdom |
90 kg | 185.0 | |
235.0 WR | |
420.0 |
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| 1989 | Athens, Greece |
90 kg | 185.0 | |
230.0 | |
415.0 |
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| 1990 |  Ålborg, Denmark |
90 kg | 182.5 | |
220.0 | |
402.5 |
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References
edit- ^ "Olympic Profile". Olympic.org. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Anatoly Khrapaty". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ Anatoly Khrapaty. sports-reference.com
- ^ Тяжелоатлет Анатолий Храпатый погиб за два дня до отлета в Пекин. kp.ru
- ^ "Tragic death of Olympic Champion Anatoly KHRAPATY". IWF.net. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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