Sergei Poltoratsky

Sergei Poltorazki ( Russian Сергей Полторацкий ; born October 28, 1947 in the Latvian SSR ) is a former Soviet weightlifter . He became world middle heavyweight champion in 1977 .

Life

Sergei Poltorazki started lifting weights in Riga in 1965 . After his first major successes in the national field, he joined the Soviet Army and moved to Kiev in 1971 , where he became a member of the local Army Sports Club (CSKA).

In 1970 he finished at the Soviet championship in the middle heavyweight with 507.5 kg in the Olympic three-way fight, the 2nd place behind Vasily Kolotow , who reached 532.5 kg. A year later, he already managed 520 kg in the same championship, but still had to be content with 3rd place because Kolotow reached 537.5 kg and David Rigert 535 kg. Vasily Kolotow and especially the exceptional athlete David Rigert were also the ones who delayed Sergei Poltorazki's international career because he could not beat them.

1974 Sergei Poltorazki was then used together with David Rigert at the European Championships in Verona in the middle heavyweight division and there reached 362.5 kg (162.5-200) in a duel. With this performance he took 3rd place behind David Rigert, who reached 385 kg and the Bulgarian Andon Nikolow , who also reached 385 kg. He was also at the 1974 World Championships in Manila and came there with 367.5 kg (162.5-205) behind David Rigert, 387.5 kg, even on 2nd place, because Andon Nikolow did not compete there.

At the World and European Championships in Moscow in 1975 , Sergei Poltorazki rose to 372.5 kg (165–207.5) in the middle heavyweight division and thus came second behind David Rigert , 377.5 kg.

At the Soviet championship in 1976 Sergei Poltorazki reached 392.5 kg (175-217.5) in the duel of the middle heavyweight a personal best and thus occupied behind David Rigert, who set up a new world record with 400 kg (180-220) in the duel 2nd place. He was then sent to the Olympic Games in Montreal . In Montreal he experienced the blackest day of his weightlifting career, because he failed in the snatch three times at his initial weight of 162.5 kg and then gave up in exasperation. Without a duel he remained unplaced.

At the Soviet championship in 1977 David Rigert started a class higher, in the 1st heavyweight division, which had been newly introduced. Sergei Poltorazki came in this championship in the middle heavyweight to 362.5 kg (162.5-200) and finished only 3rd behind Adam Saidulajew , 375 kg and Pawel Syrchin , 370 kg. The Soviet Weightlifting Association sent him to Stuttgart for the World Championships anyway because Saidulajew and Syrchin had no experience of international championships. Sergei Poltorazki met the expectations of his association in Stuttgart and was world champion with 375 kg (167.5-207.5) ahead of Rolf Milser from the Federal Republic of Germany , who reached 370 kg (162.5-207.5).

1878 Sergei Poltorazki was at the Soviet championship in middle heavyweight with 375 kg (165-210) third behind the returned to this weight class David Rigert, 380 kg and Adam Saidulajew, who also achieved 380 kg. From then on he was no longer used in any international championships, but was still active until 1980 and even achieved a world record that year with 227.5 kg in the jerk of the 1st heavyweight.

International success

year	space	competition	Art	Weight class
1970	4th	Grand Prix of the USSR in Minsk	OD	Medium difficulty	with 502.5 kg, behind Kaarlo Kangasniemi , Finland , 520 kg, Wassili Kolotow , 510 kg a. Pachomow, 507.5 kg, bde. USSR
1974	2.	Intern. Tournament in Yerevan	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 357.5 kg, behind Peter Petzold , GDR , 360 kg a. Awizen, Poland , 345 kg
1974	3.	EM in Verona	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 362.5 kg (162.5-200), behind David Rigert , USSR, 385 kg a. Andon Nikolow , Bulgaria , 385 kg
1974	2.	Baltic Cup in Växjö	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 347.5 kg, behind Peter Petzold, 357.5 kg a. in front of Hans Bettembourg , Sweden , 340 kg
1974	2.	World Cup in Manila	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 367.5 kg (162.5–205), behind David Rigert, 387.5 kg a. before Peter Petzold, 355 kg
1975	2.	WM + EM in Moscow	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 372.5 kg (165–207.5 kg), behind David Rigert , 377.5 kg, in front of Peter Petzold, 362.5 kg
1976	unpl.	OS in Montreal	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 3 failed attempts at tearing
1977	1.	Grand Prix of the USSR in Vilnius	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 365 kg, before Ivanchenko, 362.5 kg a. Altujew, 355 kg, bde. USSR
1977	1.	WM + EM in Stuttgart	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 375 kg (167.5-207.5), before Rolf Milser , FRG , 370 kg (162.5-207.5) and Alberto Blanco, Cuba , 355 kg
1978	1.	Baltic Cup in Wolfsburg	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 380 kg, before Hennig, GDR, 360 kg
1979	1.	Championship of the Armies of the Social Countries (SKDA Championship) in Lvov	ZK	1. Difficult	with 387.5 kg, before Pljutz, USSR, 370 kg a. Matkiewicz, ČSSR , 335 kg

Soviet championships

year	space	Art	Weight class
1970	2.	OD	Medium difficulty	with 507.5 kg, behind Vasili Kolotow , 532.5 kg a. before Perkonts, 492.5 kg
1971	3.	OD	Medium difficulty	with 520 kg, behind Wassili Kolotow, 537.5 kg a. David Rigert , 535 kg
1973	2.	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 352.5 kg, behind David Rigert, 375 kg a. Vasily Kolotov, 365 kg
1974	2.	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 365 kg, behind David Rigert, 367.5 kg, in front of Penkowski, 360 kg
1975	2.	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 385 kg, behind David Rigert, 382.5 kg, in front of Beljajew, 365 kg
1976	2.	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 392.5 kg, behind David Rigert, 400 kg, in front of Adam Saidulajew , 385 kg
1977	3.	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 362.5 kg, behind Adam Saidulajew, 375 kg a. Pavel Syrchin , 370 kg
1978	3.	ZK	Medium difficulty	with 375 kg, behind David Rigert, 380 kg a. Adam Saidulajew, 380 kg

World records

date	place	Weight class	discipline	power
May 24, 1970	Vilna	Medium difficulty	To press	182 kg
May 17, 1980	Moscow	1. Difficult	Bump	227.5 kg

Explanations

• Type = type of competition, OD or ZK,
• OD = Olympic three-way fight, consisting of pushing, tearing and pushing,
• ZK = duel, consisting of tearing and pushing, introduced in 1973
• OS = Olympic Games,
• WM = World Championship,
• EM = European Championship,
• Medium-heavy weight, then up to 90 kg body weight,
• 1. Heavyweight, then up to 100 kg body weight, introduced in 1977

swell

• Athletics magazine
• chidlovski.net

Web links

Portrait of Sergei Poltoratsky