Anatoly Khrapaty
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Anatoly Mikhaylovich Khrapaty or Chrapaty was an Olympic
weightlifter for the USSR
(1988) and Kazakhstan
(1996). He trained at the former Soviet Armed Forces sports society
in Tselinograd.
Khrapaty died at age 45 as the result of a motorcycle accident near the Kazakh capital of Astana
. He died immediately when his bike was hit by an oncoming vehicle.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
weightlifter for the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(1988) and Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
(1996). He trained at the former Soviet Armed Forces sports society
Armed Forces (sports society)
Central Sports Klub of the Army or is the Russian sports society and the successor of the Soviet CSKA.-Overview:The society was one of the largest sports societies in the USSR. In the Soviet era all CSKA and SKA teams that resided in the Soviet Union belonged to the Armed Forces sports society...
in Tselinograd.
Khrapaty died at age 45 as the result of a motorcycle accident near the Kazakh capital of Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
. He died immediately when his bike was hit by an oncoming vehicle.
Weightlifting achievements
- Senior world champion (1985–1987, 1989, & 1990).
- Bronze medalist in Senior World Championship (1993 & 1995).
- Silver medalist in Asian Games (1994 & 1998).
- European champion (1986, 1987, 1989, & 1990).
- Bronze medalist in European Championships (1984 & 1985).
- Set five world records during career.
- Held the clean and jerkClean and jerkThe clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
world record of 235 kg in the 90 kg weight class before the reconstruction of the weight classes in 1992.