Vadzim Straltsou
Vadzim Mikalayevich Straltsou (Belarusian: Вадзім Мікалаевіч Стральцоў; Łacinka: Vadzim Mikałajevič Stralcoŭ; born 30 April 1986) is a Belarusian weightlifter.[1] Competing in men's 94 kg, he is the 2015 World champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist.
Career
In 2006, Straltsou dominated the 85 kg class by winning the gold medal at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Hangzhou, China.[2] He took bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Chiang Mai.
Straltsou represented Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's light heavyweight category along with his compatriot Andrei Rybakou, who eventually won the silver medal. He did not finish the event, after failing to lift a snatch of 170 kg in three attempts.[3]
Competing in men's 94 kg, Straltsou won gold at the 2015 World Championships in Houston. He was awarded the silver medal in the men's -94 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vadzim Straltsou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Vadzim Straltsou wins gold in junior weightlifting worlds". People's Daily Online China. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 85kg (187 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Vadzim Straltsou". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
External links
- NBC Olympics Profile
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- 1987: Anatoly Khrapaty (URS)
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- 1990: Anatoly Khrapaty (URS)
- 1991: Sergey Syrtsov (URS)
- 1993: Ivan Chakarov (BUL)
- 1994: Aleksey Petrov (RUS)
- 1995: Igor Alekseyev (RUS)
- 1997: Maksim Agapitov (RUS)
- 1998: Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)
- 1999: Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)
- 2001: Kourosh Bagheri (IRI)
- 2002: Nizami Pashayev (AZE)
- 2003: Milen Dobrev (BUL)
- 2005: Nizami Pashayev (AZE)
- 2006: Ilya Ilyin (KAZ)
- 2007: Roman Konstantinov (RUS)
- 2009: Kim Min-jae (KOR)
- 2010: Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)
- 2011: Ilya Ilyin (KAZ)
- 2013: Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)
- 2014: Zhassulan Kydyrbayev (KAZ)
- 2015: Vadzim Straltsou (BLR)
- 2017: Sohrab Moradi (IRI)
- 2018: Sohrab Moradi (IRI)
- 2019: Tian Tao (CHN)
- 2021: Lesman Paredes (COL)
- 2022: Lesman Paredes (BHR)
- 2023: Karim Abokahla (EGY)
- 90 kg (1951–1991)
- 91 kg (1993–1997)
- 94 kg (1998–2017)
- 96 kg (2018–)
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