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of russian descent. His raw deadlift
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of , set in 2009, was formerly the heaviest raw deadlift, and was the world record for the 140 kg (308 lb) weight class until 2022.
Powerlifting career
Konstantinovs won the 2002 WPC Junior World Powerlifting Championships and the 2003 GPC World Powerlifting Championships both in the weight class.strongman
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/ Olympic weightlifter Mikhail Koklyaev on June 25, 2010 in Arhangelsk, Russia
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Konstantinovs won the 2011 WPC Raw World Powerlifting Championships title on Nov. 18, 2011 in Riga, Latvia
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in the weight class with a total.Russia
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Personal life and death
Konstantinovs worked as a professional bodyguard to earn his living.
On October 28, 2018, it was reported that Konstantinovs died at the age of 40 due to unspecified causes.
Personal Powerlifting Records
''done in non-official competition (WPC/GPC)''
* Raw Squat ''no knee wraps'' - 705.5 lbs (320.0 kg) @275 lb (125 kg) class[ALL TIME HISTORICAL MEN AND WOMEN’S POWERLIFTING WORLD RECORDS](_blank)
* Raw Squat ''with knee wraps'' - 738.5 lbs (335.0 kg) @308 lb (140 kg) classDeadlift
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''with power suit'' - 948.0 lbs (430.0 kg) @275 lb (125 kg) classDeadlift
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- 904.2 lbs (411.0 kg) @275 lb (125 kg) classDeadlift
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''without belt'' - 939.2 lbs (426.0 kg) @308 lb (140 kg) class
References
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1978 births
2018 deaths
Powerlifters
Latvian strength athletes
Place of death missing
Latvian people of Russian descent
Sportspeople from Liepāja