Yuri Ivanovich Sakharevich

Yuri Sakharevich
Personal information
Surname:	Yuri Ivanovich Sakharevich
Nationality:	Soviet Union
Date of birth:	January 18, 1963
Place of birth:	Dimitrovgrad
Size:	180 cm
Medal table

Yuri Ivanovich Sakharevich ( Russian Юрий Иванович Захаревич ; born January 18, 1963 in Melekess , Ulyanovsk Oblast , Soviet Union ) is a former Soviet weightlifter .

Athletic career

Yuri Sakharevich started lifting weights at the age of 10. After his talent was recognized, he received intensive support. In addition, he became a member of Dynamo Dimitrovgrad , he was also accepted as an officer in the Red Army, but had all the time for training. His trainer was S. Naumenkow.

He made his first start at an international championship at the age of seventeen at the 1980 World Junior Championship in Montreal . He reached there in the middle heavyweight duel 372.5 kg (167.5-205) and only had to bow to the Bulgarian Radew, who achieved 375 kg. In 1981 he started at the Junior World Championships in Lignano and achieved an excellent 405 kg (182.5–222.5) in a duel in the middle heavyweight division. He won clearly ahead of the Bulgarian Uscherow, 385 kg and his compatriot Viktor Solodow , 362.5 kg.

At the Soviet championship in 1981 he finished in the middle heavyweight with 400 kg (180-220) behind the experienced Jurik Wardanjan , 402.5 kg, the 2nd place. In the same year Yuri Sakharevich was used at the World Championships for Seniors in Lille . There he won the middle heavyweight up to 90 kg with 397.5 kg in a duel, the world championship silver medal behind Blagoj Blagoew from Bulgaria , who reached 405 kg. Towards the end of 1981 he started at an international tournament in Donetsk in the 1st heavyweight up to 100 kg and achieved a new world record there with 425 kg (192.5–232.5).

Then Sakharevich changed the class and entered the Junior World Championship in 1982 in Chaskovo in the 2nd heavyweight up to 110 kg, and won there with 432.5 kg (195-237.5) in front of Wenelin Osikowski from Bulgaria, 417.5 kg. At the World and European Championships in Ljubljana in 1982 , he finished second with 420 kg (195-225) in the first heavyweight division, beaten by his compatriot Viktor Sots , who scored 422.5 kg (190-225.5).

In 1983 Sakharevich injured his elbow so badly in a world record attempt in tearing that a return to competitive sport seemed unthinkable. But Yuri Sakharevich had his elbow restored with artificial tendons and returned to the competition. Already in 1984 he won the European championship in Vitoria in the 2nd heavyweight up to 110 kg, with 415 kg (190-225) enough to win in front of the Italian Norberto Oberburger , 400 kg and Rene Wysuwa from the GDR , 395 kg. He stayed in this weight class until the end of his career. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , however, he could not start because the Soviet Union boycotted these games for political reasons.

In 1985 Yuri Sakharevich continued his winning streak. He was first in Katowice with 407.5 kg (185-222.5) European champion and won the same year at the World Championships in Södertälje with 422.5 kg (190-232.5). At the 1986 European Championships in Karl-Marx-Stadt , he won his next title with 430 kg (195-235) in a duel and at the 1986 World Championships in Sofia increased to a fabulous 447.5 kg (200-247.5) and won there before his compatriot Sergei Nagirny , who reached 427.5 kg (192.5-235).

Also in 1987 he dominated both the European Championships in Reims , where he won the title with 440 kg (202.5–237.5) ahead of the Bulgarian Stefan Botew , 430 kg (187.5–242.5) and Artur Akojew , USSR , 430 kg (195-235) won, as well as at the World Championships in Ostrava , where he scored 445 kg (202.5-242.5) in a duel and won 415 kg (190-225) in front of József Jacsó from Hungary .

At the European Championships in Cardiff in 1988 , Yuri Sakharevich won again in the 2nd heavyweight division and achieved a new world record with 452.5 kg and thus a performance that made him a clear favorite at the Olympic Games in Seoul . Yuri Sakharevich confirmed this favorite role in Seoul with an unprecedented competition. After he secured the lead in this discipline in the first attempt to tear with 195.0 kg, he set two new world records first with 205.0 kg and then with 210.0 kg . In the push he made his first attempt with 245.0 kg in the evaluation and was already 27.5 kg ahead of the runner-up. Furthermore, his duel result of 455.0 kg meant a new world record in the duel. In his last two attempts with a jerk of 251.0 kg, Sakharevich narrowly failed to break his own world record of 250.5 kg. His duel result would have meant the silver medal even in the super heavyweight division (+110 kg).

At his last World Cup in 1989 in Athens , after 202.5 kg in the snatch, Sakharevich could not bring in a valid attempt in the push and thus "only" won silver in the snatch behind Ronny Weller from the GDR , who failed just like him in the push. Stefan Botew became world champion . His last international competition was the European Championships in 1990 in Aalborg , where he had to admit defeat with 442.5 kg (200-242.5) Stefan Botew, who achieved 445.0 kg (195-250).

After finishing his career, Yuri Sakharevich held a leading position in the Russian Weightlifting Association for several years. a. also active as president.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class
1980	2.	Junior World Championships in Montreal	Medium difficulty	with 372.5 kg (167.5–205), behind Radew, Bulgaria , 375 kg, in front of Bonk, Poland , 327.5 kg
1981	1.	Junior friendship competitions in Minsk	Medium difficulty	with 377.5 kg (170–207.5), off Parvanow, Bulgaria, 350 kg
1981	1.	Tournament in Alma-Ata	Medium difficulty	with 382.5 kg (177.5–205), before Plochoj, 380 kg a. Ilitsch, 375 kg, bde, USSR
1981	1.	Friendship tournament in Lvov	Medium difficulty	with 397.5 kg (180-217.5), before Plochoj, 395 kg a. Gennadi Bessonow , 385 kg, bde. USSR
1981	1.	Junior World Championships in Lignano	Medium difficulty	with 405 kg (182.5–222.5) off Uscherow, Bulgaria, 385 kg a. Viktor Solodov , USSR, 362.5 kg
1981	2.	World and European Championships in Lille	Medium difficulty	with 397.5 kg (180-217.5) behind Blagoj Blagojew , 405 kg (185-220), in front of Uscherow, 380 kg (167.5-212.5), bde. Bulgaria
1981	1.	Cup of the USSR in Donetsk	1. Difficult	with 425 kg (192.5–232.5)
1982	1.	Baltic Cup in Imatra	1. Difficult	with 425 kg (195-230), before Wiktor Sots , USSR, 390 kg (180-210) and Ryszard Danielak, Poland, 377.5 kg
1982	2.	World and European Championships in Ljubljana	1. Difficult	with 420 kg (195–225), behind Wiktor Sots , 422.5 kg (190–232.5), in front of Bruno Matykiewics, CSSR, 397.5 kg (180–217.5)
1982	1.	Junior World Championships in Haskovo	2. Difficult	with 432.5 kg (195-237.5), before Weselin Osikowski, Bulgaria, 417.5 kr u. Yuri Jurenko, USSR, 375 kg
1983	1.	Tournament in Odessa	1. Difficult	with 440 kg (200–240)
1984	1.	EM in Vitoria	2. Difficult	with 415 kg (190–225), before Norberto Oberburger , Italy, 400 kg a. Rene Wyssuwa , GDR, 395 kg
1984	8th.	IMF World Cup Gala in Sarajevo	without	with 390 kg (172.5–217.5) = 88.14% of the world record (2nd difficult), winner: Naim Suleimanow , Bulgaria, 327.5 kg = 101.35% of the world record (spring)
1985	1.	EM in Katowice	2. Difficult	with 407.5 kg (185–222.5), before Anton Baraniak , 402.5 kg (180–222.5) and M. Ciernik, 395 kg (177.5-217.5), bde. ČSSR
1985	1.	World Cup in Södertälje	2. Difficult	with 422.5 kg (190–232.5 kg), before M. Ciernik, 397.5 kg, Norberto Oberburger, 397.5 kg a. Martin Zawieja , FRG , 382.5 kg (172.5–210)
1986	1.	Baltic Cup in Stavanger	2. Difficult	with 402.5 kg (180–222.5), in front of Oystein Holt, Norway , 335 kg
1986	1.	EM in Karl-Marx-Stadt	2. Difficult	with 430 kg (195-235), before Sergei Nagirny , USSR, 410 kg a. Norberto Oberburger, 400 kg
1986	1.	World Cup in Sofia	2. Difficult	with 447.5 kg (200–247.5), before Sergei Nagirny, 427.5 kg (192.5–235) and József Jacsó , Hungary, 415 kg
1986	1.	Goodwill games	2. Difficult	with 417.5 kg (187.5–230), before Anton Baraniak, 407.5 kg a. Norberto Oberburger, 392.5 kg
1987	1.	EM in Reims	2. Difficult	with 440 kg (202.5–237.5), before Stefan Botew , Bulgaria, 430 kg (187.5–242.5) and Artur Akojew , USSR, 430 (195–235)
1987	1.	World Cup in Ostrava	2. Difficult	with 445 kg (202.5–242.5), before József Jacsó, 415 kg a. Anton Baraniak, 415 kg
1988	1.	EM in Cardiff	2. Difficult	with 452.5 kg (202.5–250), ahead of Stefan Botew, 437.5 kg (190–247.5) and Ronny Weller , GDR, 435 kg (192.5–242.5)
1988	gold	OS in Seoul	2. Difficult	with 455 kg (210–245), before Ronny Weller, 425 kg (190–235) and Michael Schubert, 425 (190-235), vol. GDR
1989	unpl.	World Cup in Athens	2. Difficult	no duel result after 3 invalid attempts in pushing; in the tear with 2nd place with 202.5 kg; Winner: Stefan Botew
1989	1.	Samby Chips Moomba Cup in Melbourne	2. Difficult	with 425 kg (195-230), before Robert j. Jason, Australia , 337.5 kg
1990	2.	EM in Aalborg	2. Difficult	with 442.5 kg (200–242.5), behind Stefan Botew, 445 kg (195–250), in front of Rizvan Gulischchanow, USSR, 440 kg (202.5–237.5)
1991	1.	Tournament in Cardiff	Super heavy	with 410 kg (187.5–222.5)

Personal best

• Tear: 210.0 kg on September 27, 1988 in Seoul in the class up to 110 kg.
• Bump: 250.5 kg on April 30, 1988 in Cardiff in the 110 kg class.
• Duel: 440.0 kg (200.0 + 240.0) on March 4, 1983 in Odessa in the class up to 100 kg.
• Duel: 455.0 kg on September 27, 1988 in Seoul in the class up to 110 kg.

Others

• Sakharevich won a total of five European and three world championships during his active career. Among other things, he set 38 world records, which are no longer valid due to the restructuring of the weight classes, but some of them are among the absolute highest records in their class. Particularly worth mentioning are his 200 kg in the snatch as a teenager in the 100 kg class and his 210 kg in the snatch and 250.5 kg in the jerk in the 2nd heavyweight up to 110 kg. Furthermore, he holds two of the highest duel results with 455 kg in the 110 kg class and 440 kg in the 1st heavyweight up to 100 kg.

Web links

• Portrait on chidlovski.net
• Portrait on weightliftingexchange.com
• Yuri Ivanovich Sakharevich at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Yuri Ivanovich Sakharevich in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence