Anatoly Mikhaylovich Khrapaty (also Chrapaty, ; 20 October 1962 – 11 August 2008) was a heavyweight weightlifter, Olympic Champion, and five time World Champion who competed for the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan. Between 1984 and 1996 he won a gold and a silver Olympic medal, as well as five worlds and five European titles. He also set five world records: one in the snatch, three in the clean and jerk and one in the total.
Khrapaty retired after the 2000 Olympic Games to become a Kazakhstan national coach. He died at age 45, a few days before his flight to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when his motorcycle was hit by an oncoming vehicle.
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 90 kg 180.0 185.0 187.5 1 225.0 237.5 237.5 1 412.5 1996 Atlanta, United States 99 kg 177.5 182.5 187.5 2 217.5 222.5 227.5 2 410.0 2000 Sydney, Australia 105 kg 177.5 177.5 177.5 — — — — — — — World Championships 1985 Södertälje, Sweden 90 kg 177.5 217.5 395.0 1986 Sofia, Bulgaria 90 kg 185.0 227.5 412.5 1987 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 90 kg 185.0 232.5 417.5 1989 Athens, Greece 90 kg 177.5 182.5 185.0 225.0 230.0 230.0 415.0 1990 Budapest, Hungary 90 kg 172.5 177.5 180.0 212.5 217.5 225.0 397.5 1993 Melbourne, Australia 91 kg 175.0 180.0 180.0 215.0 220.0 222.5 395.0 1995 Guangzhou, China 99 kg 175.0 182.5 185.0 215.0 — — 5 400.0 1999 Athens, Greece 105 kg 175.0 180.0 185.0 11 210.0 220.0 220.0 9 400.0 10European Championships1984 Vitoria, Spain 82.5 kg 175.0 215.0 390.0 1985 Katowice, Poland 82.5 kg 170.0 210.0 380.0 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany 90 kg 180.0 230.0 410.0 1987 Reims, France 90 kg 185.0 230.0 415.0 1988 Cardiff, United Kingdom 90 kg 185.0 235.0 WR 420.0 1989 Athens, Greece 90 kg 185.0 230.0 415.0 1990 Ålborg, Denmark 90 kg 182.5 220.0 402.5
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