Anatoly Pyssarenko

Anatoly Pyssarenko
Personal information
Surname:	Anatoly Hryhorowytsch Pyssarenko
Nationality:	USSR
Date of birth:	January 10, 1958
Place of birth:	Kiev
Medal table

Anatolij Hryhorowytsch Pyssarenko ( Ukrainian Анатолій Григорович Писаренко , Russian Анатолий Григорьевич Писаренко ; born January 10, 1958 in Kiev ) is a former weight lifter . He trained in Kiev.

Athletic career

During his career as a weightlifter, Pyssarenko became three times world champion, four times European champion and set a total of 15 world records. However, he could never win an Olympic medal. In 1980 he was not nominated for the team because he was too young and in 1984 the Soviet Union boycotted the games. Also in 1984 Pyssarenko was arrested together with Aljaksandr Kurlowitsch at the airport in Montreal for possession of anabolic steroids and sentenced to a fine. Both were initially banned from competition for life, but this was shortened to 3 years. With a body weight of only 125 kg, Pyssarenko was one of the lightest super heavyweights of his time.

After the sport

After serving, Pyssarenko became president of the Ukrainian Weightlifting Association and is currently in the oil business.

Top performances

• Tear: 206.0 kg in the over 110 kg class.
• Bump: 265.0 kg 1984 in Varna in the 110 kg class.
• Combat: 465.0 kg in the 110 kg class.

swell

• Interview on chidlovski.net
• Portrait on chidlovski.net (accessed November 12, 2009).