Yury Zakharevitch

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Olympic medal record
Men's weightlifting
Gold 1988 Seoul Heavyweight

Yury Ivanovich Zakharevitch (Russian: Юрий Иванович Захаревич, born January 18, 1963) was an Olympic weightlifter for the Soviet Union. He trained at Dynamo in Dimitrovgrad.

[edit] Weightlifting achievements

  • Senior World Champion (1985–1987)
  • Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1981 & 1982)
  • European Champion (1984–1988)
  • Silver Medalist in European Championships (1981, 1982, & 1990)
  • Set thirty-eight World records during career

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Olympic Champions in Weightlifting Heavyweight
1920-1948: +82.5 kg, 1952-1968: +90 kg, 1972+1976: 90-110 kg, 1980-1992: 100-110 kg, 1996: 99-108 kg, 2000+2004: 94-105 kg
1920: Filippo Bottino • 1924: Giuseppe Tonani • 1928: Josef Straßberger • 1932: Jaroslav Skobla • 1936: Josef Manger • 1948+1952: John Davis • 1956: Paul Anderson • 1960: Yury Vlasov • 1964+1968: Leonid Zhabotinsky • 1972: Jaan Talts • 1976: Yuri Zaitsev • 1980: Leonid Taranenko • 1984: Norberto Oberburger • 1988: Yury Zakharevitch • 1992: Ronny Weller • 1996: Timur Taymazov • 2000: Hossein Tavakoli • 2004: Dmitry Berestov


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