Sergey Alikovich Arakelov (russian: Сергей Аликович Аракелов, born 18 July 1957) is a retired Russian heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1978 and 1982 he won two world titles and set five world records: two in the snatch, two in the

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and one in the total. While competing at the 1979 World Championships Arakelov severely injured his shoulder and recovered only by 1982. He retired in 1983 due to another injury. After retiring from competitions Arakelov graduated in economics and served as a sports functionary. His uncle

Yuri Radonyak Yuri Radonyak (8 October 1935 – 28 March 2013) was a Russian welterweight boxer who competed for the Soviet Army club. In 1958 he placed second at the Soviet championships and won the World Army Championships. Two years later he won the Sovie ...

was an Olympic medalist in boxing; his father was also a boxer and his mother competed in

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Controversies

In 2015, in an ongoing court case, Arakelov was accused of being a pedophile and sexually harassing his then 3-year-old granddaughter, with several experts confirming the fact.

References

1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Krasnodar Russian male weightlifters Soviet male weightlifters European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Russia-weightlifting-bio-stub