Oleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko ( uk, Олександр Юрійович Пелешенко, also

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Peleshenko, born January 7, 1994) is a

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weightlifter. He was the

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and

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European Champion. He also competed for Ukraine at the

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Career

As of April 2018 he was suspended due to an out of competition (OOC) drug test, the test detected a masking agent (

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) and he is suspended provisionally until 2026.

Major results

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