Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich (Russian: Александр Николаевич Курлович, English Alternate: Alexander Kurlovich,[3] 28 July 1961 – 6 April 2018[1]) was a Soviet weightlifter. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Grodno.[1]
Aleksandr Kurlovich | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich 28 July 1961 |
| Died | 6 April 2018 (aged 56) [1] |
| Nationality |  Soviet Union |
| Other names | Alexander Kurlovich |
| Occupation | Olympic weightlifting |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's weightlifting | ||
| Representing the Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Seoul | +110 kg |
| World Weightlifting Championships | ||
 | 1983 Moscow | +110kg |
| 1987 Ostrava | +110kg |
| 1989 Athens | +110kg |
| 1991 Donaueschingen | +110kg |
| European Weightlifting Championships | ||
| 1983 Moscow | +110kg |
| 1989 Athens | +110kg |
| 1990 Aalborg | +110kg |
| USSR Weightlifting Championships | ||
| 1983 Moscow | +110kg |
| 1984 Minsk | +110kg |
| 1987 Arkhangelsk | +110kg |
| 1989 Frunze | +110kg |
| 1991 Donetsk | +110kg |
Representing the  Unified Team | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1992 Barcelona | +110 kg |
Representing  Belarus | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 5th | 1996 Atlanta | +108kg |
| World Weightlifting Championships | ||
| 1994 Istanbul | +108kg |
In 2006 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[4]He was caught in 1984 entering Canada with $10,000 worth of anabolic steroids that he wanted to sell to fellow weightlifters.
Career
editKurlovich had twelve world records to his name.[5]
As of 2019, only four men (Antonio Krastev of Bulgaria, Behdad Salimi of Iran,Gor Minasyan of Armenia and Bahrain, and Georgian world-record holder Lasha Talakhadze) have ever snatched more than his 215 kg, only six men (Soviet teammates Sergey Didyk, Anatoly Pisarenko and Leonid Taranenko, Andrei Chemerkin of Russia, Talakhadze of Georgia, and Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran) have ever lifted a clean and jerk of more than his 260 kg, and only Talakhadze, Rezazadeh, and Taranenko have totalled more than the 472.5 kg that Kurlovich lifted to win the 1987 World Championship. (Taranenko won 1987 World Championship)[6]
Honors
edit- Merited Master of Sport of the USSR (1987)[7]
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Republic of Belarus (1992)
Weightlifting achievements
edit- Olympic champion (1988 and 1992);
- Senior world champion (1987, 1989, 1991 and 1994);
- Set twelve world records during his career.
Career bests
edit- Snatch: 215.0 kg in Athens 1989 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Clean and jerk: 260.0 kg in Ostrava 1987 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Total: 472.5 kg (212.5 + 260.0) 1987 in Ostrava in the class more than 110 kg.[8]
Death
editKurlovich died on 6 April 2018 in Grodno, Belarus. He was 56.
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea | +110 kg | 202.5 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 1 | 245.0 | 250.0 | 1 | 462.5 |  | |
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain | +110 kg | 195.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 1 | 237.5 | 245.0 | 1 | 450 | | |
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States | +108 kg | 195.0 | 4 | 230.0 | -- | 7 | 425.0 | 5 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union | +110 kg | 195 | 200 | 205 |  | 245 | | 450.0 | | ||
| 1987 |  Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | +110 kg | 205 | 210 | 212.5 | | 247.5 | 260 | | 472.5 WR | | |
| 1989 |  Athens, Greece | +110 kg | 202.5 | 210.0 | 215.0 | | 240.0 | 245.0 | | 460.0 | | |
| 1991 |  Donaueschingen, Germany | +110 kg | 195.0 | 202.5 | 205.0 | | 237.5 | 250.0 | | 455.0 | | |
| 1994 |  Istanbul, Turkey | +108 kg | 197.5 | 203.0 WR | 205.0 WR | | 240.0 | 250.5 WR | 253.0 WR | | 457.5 WR | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Ушел титан. В Гродно скончался знаменитый тяжелоатлет Александр Курлович (in Russian)
- ^ Aleksandr Kurlovich biography and Olympic Results
- ^ International Olympic Committee – Athletes
- ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Статья на сайте Национального олимпийского комитета Республики Беларусь". Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Aleksandr Kurlovich: I myself have been in the shoes of an athlete, and always on his side
- ^ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
- ^ "Aleksandr Kurlovich". Lift Up. Retrieved 2009-07-27.