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Ruslan Savchenko

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Ruslan Savchenko
Personal information
Born (1971-06-05) 5 June 1971 (age 53)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75.80 kg (167.1 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportWeightlifting
Weight class76 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Melbourne 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Istanbul 76 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Sokolov 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Rijeka 76 kg
Updated on 5 October 2016

Ruslan Savchenko (Руслан Савченко, born (1971-06-05)5 June 1971) is a Ukrainian male weightlifter, competing in the 76 kg category and representing Ukraine at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

He set two middleweight world records in November 1993 at the world championships, in the snatch and total (snatch + clean & jerk). The snatch world record of 170.0 kg has never been broken and after 1997 this weightclass was discontinued.

Major results

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2nd place, silver medalist(s) - 1993 World Championships Middleweight class (370.0 kg)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - 1994 World Championships Middleweight class (360.0 kg)
1st place, gold medalist(s) - 1994 European Championships Middleweight class (355.0 kg)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - 1997 European Championships Middleweight class (350.0 kg)
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 77 kg 11
World Championships
1997 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 76 kg 160.0 160.0 160.0 5 185.0 12 345.0 5

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Ruslan Savchenko" (PDF). iwf.net. p. Y3. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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