Anatoly Khrapaty

Anatoly Mikhaylovich Khrapaty (also Chrapaty, Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Храпатый; 20 October 1962 – 11 August 2008) was a heavyweight weightlifter, Olympic Champion,^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Anatoly Krapaty

Personal information
Nickname	"Siberian Tiger"
Born	20 October 1962 Atbasar District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died	11 August 2008 (aged 45) Arshaly, Kazakhstan
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	89–103 kg (196–227 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Armed Forces Tselinograd
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul -90 kg World Championships 1985 Sodertelje -90 kg 1986 Sofia -90 kg 1987 Ostrava -90 kg 1989 Athens -90 kg 1990 Budapest -90 kg 1993 Melbourne -91 kg 1995 Guangzhou -99 kg European Championships 1984 Vittorio -82.5 kg 1985 Katowice -82.5 kg 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt -90 kg 1987 Reims -90 kg 1988 Cardiff -90 kg 1989 Athens -90 kg 1990 Aalborg -90 kg Representing  Kazakhstan Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 99 kg Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima -91 kg 1998 Bangkok -105 kg World Championships 1993 Melbourne -91 kg 1995 Guangzhou -99 kg

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.^[4][5]

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	10
European Championships
1984	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