Oleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko (, also transliterated Peleshenko; 7 January 1994 – 5 May 2024) was a Ukrainian weightlifter. He was the 2016 and 2017 European Champion. He also competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Pielieshenko was killed in action during the Russo-Ukrainian War, at the age of 30.
Career As of April 2018, he was suspended due to an out-of-competition drug test that detected the masking agent chlorthalidone. He was suspended provisionally until 2026.
Later life and death In the first days of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pielieshenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died during combat operations on 5 May 2024, at the age of 30. He was the first Olympian to be killed in action during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankOlympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 85 kg 170 173 175 4 210 210 212 4 385 4World Championships2015 Houston, United States 85 kg 167 173 173 7 201 201 210 7 368 4European Championships2016 Førde, Norway 85 kg 165 165 168 200 204 204 372 2017 Split, Croatia 85 kg 170 170 175 202 211 211 386
See also
List of Ukrainian sports figures killed during the Russo-Ukrainian war
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