Kanybek Osmonaliev

Kanybek Osmonalijew ( Russian Каныбек Осмоналиев ; born November 19, 1953 in Frunze , Kyrgyz SSR, USSR ) is a former Soviet weightlifter . He became Olympic flyweight champion in 1980 .

Career

Kanybek Osmonalijew, of Kyrgyz origin, began lifting weights as a teenager in Frunze . He completed a history degree, which he completed as a graduate historian. The 1.58 m tall athlete was a member of Burewestnik Frunze and started in the lightest weight class that existed in his time, the flyweight, which had its weight limit of 52 kg. In contrast to many of his competitors, he usually had no weight problems, so that he was usually the lightest in his weight class, which helped him to several international and national titles.

Kanybek Osmonalijew celebrated his first major successes in 1977. He took 3rd place that year at the Soviet flyweight championship with 230 kg (102.5–127.5) behind Valentin Polonski, 235 kg a. Adam Hnatiw , 232.5 kg. In 1978 he was the first Soviet flyweight champion with 235 kg (100-135) in front of Adam Hnatiw, 227.5 kg and was then used at the European Championships in 1978 in Havířov . There he won the flyweight straight away with a duel of 237.5 kg (105–132.5) ahead of György Köszegi , Hungary , 237.5 kg (105–132.5) and Béla Oláh , Hungary, 235 kg (105– 130). He benefited from his lighter body weight compared to Köszegi. In the same year he was in Gettysburg also world champion . There he reached a duel of 240 kg (105-135), with which he won in front of Tadeusz Golik , Poland , 237.5 kg and Francesco Casamayor , Cuba , 230 kg.

1979 occupied Kanybek Osmonalijew in the Soviet championship in flyweight with 235 kg (105-130) "only" the 3rd place behind his predecessor Alexander Voronin , who on 240 kg (107.5-132.5) and Alexander Senschin, 235 kg (97.5-137.5). But he was used together with Alexander Voronin at the World Championships in Saloniki in 1979 and won there, again due to his lower body weight, with 242.5 kg (105-137.5) in front of Alexander Voronin and Ferenc Hornyak from Hungary, both like him , reached 242.5 kg in a duel.

In the 1980 Olympic year, Kanybek Osmonalijew won 245 kg (107.5-137.5) again in the Soviet championship due to his lower body weight before Alexander Senschin, who also reached 245 kg (102.5-142.5). He also benefited from his low body weight at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and was Olympic champion with 245 kg (107.5-137.5) ahead of the two North Koreans Ho Bong Chol and Han Gyong Si and Béla Oláh, all of whom were the same in a duel Performance as he achieved.

Kanybek Osmonalijew continued his career for a year after his Olympic victory and finished second in the Soviet flyweight championship in 1981 with 245 kg (110-135) behind Valentin Polonski, who was also 245 kg (102.5-142.5) ) scored. For the first time Kanybek Osmonalijew had to bow to a competitor in an important competition due to his higher body weight. But he was still used at the World and European Championships this year in Lille , where he won both duel titles and four titles in the individual disciplines tear and push. He achieved a total of 247.5 kg (110-137.5) in a duel, leaving Jacek Gutowski , Poland, 240 kg a. Kazube Manabe , Japan , 240 kg clearly behind.

After this competition he resigned.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Result
1977	4th	Friendship tournament in Vilnius	To fly	with 230 kg (100-130) behind Alexander Voronin , 245 kg u. Valentin Polonski, bde. USSR , 135 kg u. Zygmunt Smalcerz , Poland , 230 kg
1977	2.	Cup tournament in Ryazan	To fly	with 230 kg (100–130), behind Alexander Senschin, USSR, 235 kg
1978	3.	Friendship tournament in Moscow	To fly	with 232.5 kg (105–127.5), behind Alexander Senschin, 237.5 kg a. Francesco Casamayor , Cuba , 235 kg
1978	1.	EM in Havířov	To fly	with 237.5 kg (105–132.5), ahead of György Köszegi , Hungary , 237.5 kg (105–132.5) and Béla Oláh , Hungary, 235 kg (105–130)
1978	1.	World Cup in Gettysburg	To fly	with 240 kg (105-135) before Tadeusz Golik , Poland, 237.5 kg (105-132.5) and Francesco Casamayor, 230 kg (102.5–127.5)
1979	1.	Baltic Cup in Tallinn	Bantam	with 250 kg (110-140) before H. Szcesniak, Poland, 235 kg u. J. Brüssow, GDR , 225 kg
1979	1.	World Cup in Saloniki	To fly	with 242.5 kg (105-137.5), ahead of Alexander Voronin , 242.5 kg (110-132.5) and Ferenc Hornyak , Hungary, 242.5 kg (107.5-135)
1980	gold	OS in Moscow	To fly	with 245 kg (107.5-137.5), before Ho Bong Chol , North Korea , 145 kg (110-135), Han Gyong Si , North Korea, 245 (110-135) and the like. Béla Oláh, 245 kg (110–135)
1981	1.	World Cup in Lille (also EM)	To fly	with 247.5 kg (110-137.5), before Jacek Gutowski , Poland, 240 kg (110-130) and Kazube Manabe , Japan , 240 kg (107.5-132.5)

WM + EM medals individual disciplines

• World Cup gold medals: 1978 / tearing - 1978 / pushing - 1979 / pushing - 1980 / pushing - 1981 / tearing - 1981 / pushing
• World Cup silver medals: 1979 / tearing
• European Championship gold medals: 1978 / tearing - 1978 / pushing - 1981 / tearing - 1981 / pushing

Soviet championships

year	space	Weight class	Result
1977	3.	To fly	with 230 kg (102–127.5), behind Valentin Polinski, 235 kg a. Adam Hnatiw , 232.5 kg
1978	1.	To fly	with 235 kg (100-135), before Adam Hnatiw, 227.5 kg a. Katrusch, 217.5 kg
1979	3.	To fly	with 235 kg (105-130), behind Alexander Voronin , 240 kg (107.5-132.5) and Alexander Senschin, 235 kg (97.5-137.5)
1980	1.	To fly	with 245 kg (107.5-137.5), before Alexander Voronin, 245 kg (102.5-142.5) and Bronislaw Rischik, 235 kg (105–130)
1981	2.	To fly	with 245 kg (110-135), behind Walentin Polonski, 245 kg (102.5-142.5) u. before Alexander Schensin, 240 kg (100–140)

Explanations

• all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatch and push,
• Fly weight, then up to 52 kg, bantam weight, then up to 56 kg body weight,
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship

swell

• Trade journal athletics,
• Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig,
• Website "www.chidlovski.net"

Web links

• Profile of Kanybek Osmonalijew