Aleksandr Kurlovich


Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich was a Soviet weightlifter. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Grodno.
In 2006 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
He was caught in 1984 entering Canada with $10,000 worth of anabolic steroids that he wanted to sell to fellow weightlifters.

Career

Kurlovich had twelve world records to his name.
As of 2019, only three men have ever snatched more than his 215kg, only six men have ever lifted a clean and jerk of more than his 260kg, and only Talakhadze, Rezazadeh, and Taranenko have totalled more than the 472.5kg that Kurlovich lifted to win the 1987 World Championship.

Honors

Kurlovich died on 6 April 2018 in Grodno, Belarus. He was 56.

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