Vitali Dzerbianiou or Derbenev[1] (Belarusian: Віталій Дзербянёў; 5 August 1976 – 2 May 2022) was a Belarusian weightlifter. His personal best combined lift was 280 kg.
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| Born | 5 August 1976 Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 2022 (aged 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division but failed to pass the heats.
He was prolific at the World Championships with participations in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007.
He was 5 ft 3 inches tall and weighed 132 lb. Dzerbianiou's death was announced on 2 May 2022.[2]
References
edit- ^ "DERBENEV Vitaly". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Разное. Тяжелая атлетика. Умер Виталий Дербенев. Многократному чемпиону Европы было 45 лет" [Miscellaneous. Weightlifting. Vitaly Derbenev died. The multiple European champion was 45 years old]. pressball.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
External links
edit- Vitaly Derbenev at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Vitali Dzerbianiou at Olympics.com
- Vitali Dzerbianiou at Olympedia (archive)
- NBC Olympics profile Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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