Albert Linder ( kz, Альберт Линдер; 13 January 1996 – 17 September 2021) was a Kazakh

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

who competed in the men's 69 kg weight category.

Personal life

Albert Linder was born on 13 January 1996, in

Taldykorgan Taldykorgan ( kk, Талдықорған/Taldyqorğan; russian: Талдыкорган), known as ''Taldy-Kurgan'' until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census Res ...

. He was the brother of Semen Linder, who is also a weightlifter. His family is of

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Career

Linder competed at world championships, including at the 2013 and 2014

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categori ...

. He also participated in the men's 69 kg class at 2017 Asian Weightlifting Championships in

Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...

, Turkmenistan. He won gold - snatched 148 kg and jerked an additional 187 kg for a total of 335 kg. He won the golden medal of the

2017 Summer Universiade The 2017 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade ( zh, t=第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會, p=Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 ( zh, t=台北2 ...

in the 69 kg weight category. He lifted 333 kg (148+185) in the double event.

Death

Linder committed suicide on September 17, 2021 at the age of 25.

Major results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linder, Albert 1996 births 2021 deaths Kazakhstani male weightlifters Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting FISU World University Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Taldykorgan Kazakhstani people of German descent 21st-century Kazakhstani people Suicides by hanging