Siarhei Lahun (May 27, 1988 – April 22, 2011
) was a
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
ian
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 ...
.
At the
2007 World Weightlifting Championships
The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.
Medal summary Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Tot ...
he ranked 10th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 342 kg.
He competed in
Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.
The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following re- ...
in the 77 kg division finishing tenth with 349 kg.
This beat his previous personal best by 4 kg.
He died in a car crash on 23 April 2011. In this crash, the lifter Yauheni Zharnasek (BLR) also suffered severe injuries.
He was 5 ft 8 inches tall and weighed 88 kg (194 lb).
References
External links
NBC profileAthlete Biography LAHUN Siarheiat beijing2008
Belarusian male weightlifters
1988 births
2011 deaths
World Weightlifting Championships medalists
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic weightlifters for Belarus
21st-century Belarusian people
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