Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich (, English Alternate: Alexander Kurlovich,International Olympic Committee – Athletes 28 July 1961 – 6 April 2018Ушел титан. В Гродно скончался знаменитый тяжелоатлет Александр Курлович ) was a Soviet and Belarusian weightlifter. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Grodno.Ушел титан. В Гродно скончался знаменитый тяжелоатлет Александр Курлович
In 2006 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. He was caught in 1984 entering Canada with $10,000 worth of anabolic steroids that he wanted to sell to fellow weightlifters.
Career Kurlovich had twelve world records to his name.
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)Aleksandr Kurlovich: I myself have been in the shoes of an athlete, and always on his side
Honors Merited Master of Sport of the USSR (1987)National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus Order of the Badge of Honour Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Republic of Belarus (1992)
Weightlifting achievements Olympic champion (1988 and 1992); Senior world champion (1987, 1989, 1991 and 1994); Set twelve world records during his career.
Career bests 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.
Death Kurlovich died on 6 April 2018 in Grodno, Belarus. He was 56.
Major results 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 1 245.0 250.0 250.0 1 462.5 1992 Barcelona, Spain +110 kg 195.0 200.0 205.0 1 237.5 245.0 250.0 1 450 1996 Atlanta, United States +108 kg 195.0 195.0 195.0 4 230.0 247.5 -- 7 425.0 5World Championships1983 Moscow, Soviet Union +110 kg 195 200 205 245 245 262.5 450.0 1987 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia +110 kg 205 210 212.5 247.5 260 266 472.5 WR 1989 Athens, Greece +110 kg 202.5 210.0 215.0 240.0 245.0 262.5 460.0 1991 Donaueschingen, Germany +110 kg 195.0 202.5 205.0 237.5 250.0 262.5 455.0 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
External links
Alexander Kurlovich at Database Weightlifting