Oleg Borisovich Tschen

Oleg Borissowitsch Tschen ( Russian Олег Борисович Чен ; born November 22, 1988 in Üschtöbe ) is a Russian weightlifter . He was runner-up in the lightweight world champion in 2011, 2013 and 2015 .

Career

Oleg Tschen grew up in Novosibirsk, where he began lifting weights as a teenager. He has lived and trained in Khimki since 2011. Dawid Rigert was his coach for the national team for many years .

He was already successful as a junior and from 2006 to 2011 played a number of junior world and European championships in different age groups. He was in 2008 in Cali / Colombia Junior World Champion in the U 20 age group in the lightweight with a duel of 307 kg (142-165). In 2010 and 2011 Oleg Tschen was in Limassol and Bucharest, respectively, Junior European Champion in the age group U23. His performances in the lightweight 328 kg (150-178) and 337 kg (157-180) respectively.

In 2011 Oleg Tschen was also the first Russian champion in the senior lightweight division. He achieved 333 kg (155–178) in a duel. In 2012 he defended this title with a duel of 327 kg (152-175). At the Russian championship in 2013 he was not at the start.

In 2011 he took part in an international championship for the first time in the senior class. He was immediately runner-up in Paris behind the Chinese Tan Deshang , who achieved 341 kg (155-186) in a duel. The performance of Oleg Tschen in a duel was 336 kg (156-180). With his performance in the snatch, he won a World Cup silver medal.

In April 2012, Oleg Tschen started at the European Championships in Antalya. He became European champion in the snatch with 158 kg. In the push, however, he did not manage the initial weight of 175 kg in three attempts, with which he could not achieve a duel and therefore remained unplaced. He was not nominated by the Russian Weightlifting Association for participation in the Olympic Games in London this year.

He was very successful in 2013. In April of this year he became European lightweight champion in Tirana in duels and snatches. His performance in a duel was 331 kg (155-176), with which he referred Sardar Hasanov from Azerbaijan, 326 kg and Daniel Godelli, Albania, 325 kg to the places. At the World Championships in October 2013 in Wrocław, Oleg Tschen increased to 340 kig (160-180) in a duel. With this performance he finished in a duel behind the Chinese Liao Hui , who came to 358 kg (160-198), the 2nd place. Like the Chinese, he achieved 160 kg in the snatch, but was a little heavier than this and therefore had to be satisfied with the runner-up world title in this discipline.

In 2014, Oleg Tschen won the duel, snatch and jerk titles at the European Championships in Tel Aviv. He achieved there in a duel 327 kg (151-176). At the World Championships in Almaty he came in a duel, although he increased to 332 kg (154-178) only to the ungrateful 4th place. In the snatch, however, he was runner-up again with 154 kg.

In 2015 he improved at the Russian championship in a duel to 342 kg (157-185). At the World Championships in Houston he increased again and was with 344 kg (160-184) runner-up in the duel and in the snatch. He only missed the world title in snatch because he was a little heavier than Daniyar Ismailow , who started for Turkey and also snatched 160 kg.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2006	10.	Junior World Championships (U 19) in Hangzhou	feather	at 270 kg (125-145); Winner: Hu Ting, China, 291 kg (134–157)
2006	3.	Junior European Championship (U 19) in Palermo	feather	with 273 kg (128–145) behind Erol Bilgin, Turkey, 280 kg (126–154) and Iwanlo Filew, Bulgaria, 274 kg (122–152)
2007	5.	Junior World Championships (U 20) in Prague	Light	300 kg (135-165); Winner: Zheng Zhisheng, China, 323 kg (143-180)
2007	3.	Junior European Championship (U 20) in Puerto de la Cruz / Spain	Light	with 305 kg (140–165), behind Arayik Mirzojan , Armenia, 312 kg (142–170) and Alexandru Roșu , Romania, 307 kg (137–170)
2008	1.	Junior World Championships (U 20) in Cali / Colombia	Light	with 307 kg (142–165), ahead of Arayik Mirzojan, 302 kg (137–165) and Luis Miguel Pineda, Colombia, 302 kg (136–166)
2009	2.	Junior European Championship (U 23) in Wladyslawowo / Poland	Light	with 318 kg (143–175), behind Sergei Petrosjan, Russia, 318 kg (143–175) and before Damian Kuczynski, Poland, 309 kg (138–171)
2010	1.	Junior European Championship (U 23) in Limassol	Light	with 328 kg (150–178), ahead of Alexander Spac, Moldova, 313 kg (143–170) and Wanik Avetisjan, Armenia, 300 kg (135–165)
2011	1.	Junior European Championship (U 23) in Bucharest	Light	with 337 kg (157–180), ahead of Sergei Petrosjan, 318 kg (145–173) and Briken Calja , Albania, 311 kg (141–170)
2011	2.	World Cup in Paris	Light	with 336 kg (156–180), behind Tang Deshang, China, 341 kg (155–186), in front of Wu Caho, China, 335 kg (150–185)
2012	unpl.	EM in Antalya	Light	after 158 kg in snatch, three failed attempts in pushing with 175 kg
2012	2.	IMF Grand Prix in Baku	Light	with 330 kg (155-175), behind Firidun Gulijew, Azerbaijan, 330 kg (140-190), in front of Afgan Bajramow, Arbaidzhan, 324 kg (141-183)
2013	1.	EM in Tirana	Light	with 331 kg (155–176), ahead of Sardar Hasanov, Azerbaijan, 326 kg (150–176) and Daniel Godelli, Albania, 325 kg (145–180)
2013	2.	World Cup in Wrocław	Light	with 340 kg (160–180), behind Liao Hui , China, 358 kg (160–198) and in front of Firidun Gulijew , Azerbaijan, 337 kg (143–194)
2014	1.	EM in Tel Aviv	Light	with 327 kg (151–176), ahead of Wanik Avetisjan, Armenia, 315 kg (140–175) and Serghei Cechir, Moldova, 315 kg (143–172)
2014	4th	World Cup in Almaty	Light	with 332 kg (154–178), behind Liao Hui, China, 359 kg (166–193), Mohamed Ihab Youssef Achmed Mahmoud, Egypt, 334 kg (152–182) and Kim Myong-Hyok , North Korea, 334 kg (152 –182)
2015	2.	World Cup in Houston	Light	with 344 kg (160-184), behind Shi Zhiyong , China, 348 kg (158-190) and in front of Daniyar Ismailow, Turkey, 343 kg (160-183)

Russian championships

(only senior area)

year	space	Weight class	Results
2010	2.	Light	with 322 kg (150–172), behind Armen Kazarjan, 328 kg (150–178)
2011	1.	Light	with 333 kg (155–178), before Sergei Petrosjan, 322 kg (145–177)
2012	1.	Light	with 327 kg (152–175), in front of Armen Kazarjan, 315 kg
2015	1.	Light	with 342 kg (157-185), before Sergej Petrov, 321 kg (145-176)

World Cup and European Championship individual medals

• World Cup silver medals: 2011 / Tearing, 2013 / Tearing, 2014 / Tearing, 2015 / Tearing

• European Championship gold medals: 2012 / Tearing, 2013 / Tearing, 2014 / Tearing, 2014 / Pushing
• European Championship bronze medals: 2013 / pushing

Explanations

• all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatching and pushing
• Feather weight, weight class up to 62 kg, lightweight, up to 69 kg body weight
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship

swell

• Athletics magazine
• Website "www.polska-sztanga.pl"
• Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig (IAT)

Web links

• Oleg Tschen pulls 160 kg off the slope in training