Aleksandr Kurlovich

Aleksandr Kurlovich
Personal information
Birth nameAleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich
Nationality Soviet Union
Born(1961-07-28)28 July 1961
Grodno, Soviet Union
Died6 April 2018(2018-04-06) (aged 56)[1]
Grodno, Belarus
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
Belarus
SportWeightlifting
Event+110 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 215 kg (1989),
  • Clean and jerk: 260 kg (1987),
  • Total: 472 kg (1987)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul +110 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Ostrava +110kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens +110kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Donaueschingen +110kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow +110kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens +110kg
Gold medal – first place 1990 Aalborg +110kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow +110kg
USSR Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Moscow +110kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Frunze +110kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Donetsk +110kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Minsk +110kg
Silver medal – second place 1987 Arkhangelsk +110kg
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona +110 kg
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
5th 1996 Atlanta +108kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Istanbul +108kg

Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich (Russian: Александр Николаевич Курлович, English Alternate: Alexander Kurlovich,[3] 28 July 1961 – 6 April 2018[1]) was a Soviet weightlifter. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Grodno.[1]

In 2006 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[4] He was caught in 1984 entering Canada with $10,000 worth of anabolic steroids that he wanted to sell to fellow weightlifters.

  1. ^ a b c Ушел титан. В Гродно скончался знаменитый тяжелоатлет Александр Курлович (in Russian)
  2. ^ Aleksandr Kurlovich biography and Olympic Results
  3. ^ International Olympic Committee – Athletes
  4. ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.