Anatoly Khrapaty

Anatoly Krapaty

Personal information
Born	1962-10-20
Medal record Men’s Weightlifting Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul – 90 kg[1] World Championships 1985 Sodertelje -90 kg 1986 Sofia -90 kg 1987 Ostrava -90 kg 1989 Athens -90 kg 1990 Budapest -90 kg European Championships 1984 Vittorio -82.5 kg 1985 Katowice -82.5 kg 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt -90 kg 1987 Reims -90 kg 1988 Cardiff -90 kg 1989 Athens -90 kg 1990 Aalborg -90 kg Representing  Kazakhstan Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta – 99 kg Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima – 91 kg 1998 Bangkok -105kg World Championships 1993 Melbourne -91 kg 1995 Guangzhou -99 kg

Anatoly Mikhaylovich Khrapaty (or Chrapaty) (Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Храпатый; October 20, 1962 – August 11, 2008) was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR (1988) and Kazakhstan (1996). He trained at the former Soviet Armed Forces sports society in Tselinograd.

Khrapaty died at age 45 as the result of a motorcycle accident near the Kazakh capital of Astana. He died immediately when his bike was hit by an oncoming vehicle.^[1]

Weightlifting achievements

• Senior world champion (1985–1987, 1989, and 1990).^[1]
• Bronze medalist in Senior World Championships (1993 and 1995).
• Silver medalist in Asian Games (1994 and 1998).
• European champion (1986, 1987, 1989, and 1990).
• Bronze medalist in European Championships (1984 and 1985).
• Set five world records during career.^[2]
• Held the clean and jerk world record of 235 kg in the 90 kg weight class before the reconstruction of the weight classes in 1992.

References

1. Agence France-Presse (2008-08-12). "Seoul gold medallist killed in crash". The Malaysia Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18. Former weightlifting champion Anatoly Khrapaty died on Monday (2008-08-11) in a road accident near the Kazakhstan capital Astana, local media reported. // Reports said that the 45-year-old Khrapaty, who after retirement worked in the system of Kazakhstan's army sports, died immediately after his motorcycle was hit by an oncoming vehicle. // Khrapaty won five world championships (1985–87, 1989, 1990), five European titles and the 1988 Olympic gold medal in Seoul.
2. "Anatoly Khrapaty". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.