Yury Zakharevich

Yuri Ivanovich Sacharewitsch (Russian Юрий Иванович Захаревич; born January 18, 1963 in Melekess, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet weightlifter.

Sporting career

Yuri Sacharewitsch began at the age of 10 years with the weight lifting. After his talent was recognized, he was promoted intensively. To this end, he became a member of Dynamo Dimitrovgrad, also he was inducted as an officer in the Red Army, but had all the time to workout. His coach was Naumenkow p.

His first start in an international championship, he completed the age of seventeen at the Junior World Championship 1980 in Montreal. He reached there in the middle heavyweight in the duel 372.5 kg ( 167.5 to 205 ) and had to bend only the Bulgarians Radev, who scored 375 kg. In 1981 he started at the Junior World Championship in Lignano and reached there in the middle heavyweight outstanding 405 kg ( 182.5 to 222.5 ) in a duel. He won so clearly before the Bulgarians Uscherow, 385 kg and his compatriot Viktor Solodow, 362.5 kg.

In the Soviet championship in 1981 he finished in the middle heavy weight 400 kg ( 180-220 ) behind the experienced Jurik Vardanyan, 402.5 kg, the 2nd place. In the same year Juri Sacharewitsch has also been used in the Senior World Championships in Lille. There he won the Medium weight up to 90 kg with 397.5 kg in single combat the World Championship silver medal behind Blagoj Blagoev of Bulgaria, which reached 405 kg. Towards the end of 1981, he competed in a tournament in Donetsk intern in the first heavy weight up to 100 kg and achieved there, with 425 kg ( 192.5 to 232.5 ) set a new world record.

Then Sacharewitsch joined the class and joined the Junior World Championship 1982 in Haskovo in the 2nd heavyweight 110 kg, and won there with 432.5 kg ( 195 to 237.5 ) before Venelin Osikowski from Bulgaria, 417.5 kg. At the World Cup and European Championship 1982 in Ljubljana, he finished with 420 kg ( 195-225 ) in the first heavyweight again finished second, beaten by his compatriot Viktor Sots, who scored 422.5 kg ( 190 to 232.5 ).

1983 Sacharewitsch injured in a world record attempt in the snatch so hard at the elbow, that a return to competitive sports seemed unthinkable. But Yuri Sacharewitsch settled his elbow with artificial tendons recover and returned to the competition scene. In 1984, he won the European Championships in Vitoria in the second heavyweight to 110 kg, with him 415 kg ( 190-225 ) were enough to win against the Italians Norberto Obernburger, 400 kg and Rene Wysuwa from the GDR, 395 kg. In this weight class he remained until the end of his career. But with the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he could not go to the start, because the Soviet Union boycotted the games for political reasons.

In 1985, Yuri Sacharewitsch his winning streak. He was first in Katowice with 407.5 kg ( 185 to 222.5 ) European champion and won the same year at the World Championships in Södertälje with 422.5 kg ( 190 to 232.5 ). At the European Championships in 1986 in Karl- Marx-Stadt, he won his next title with 430 kg ( 195-235 ) in a duel, and at the World Cup 1986 in Sofia grew in the duel fabulous 447.5 kg ( 200 to 247.5 ), where she won ahead of his compatriot Sergei Nagirny, which reached 427.5 kg ( 192.5 to 235 ).

Also in 1987, he dominated both at the European Championships in Reims, where he, with 440 kg ( 202.5 to 237.5 ) the title before the Bulgarians Stefan Botev, 430 kg ( 187.5 to 242.5 ) and Artur Akojew, USSR, 430 kg ( 195-236 ) gained, as well as at the World Championships in Ostrava, where he scored 445 kg ( 202.5 to 242.5 ) in a duel, and before József Jacsó from Hungary, 415 kg ( 190-225 ) won.

At the European Championships in 1988 in Cardiff Yuri Sacharewitsch won again in the second heavyweight and scored with a new world record 452.5 kg and thus a performance that stamped him at the Olympic Games in Seoul as the clear favorite. This role as favorites was confirmed Yuri Sacharewitsch in Seoul with an unprecedented competition. After he secured with 195.0 kg in the first attempt of breaking the lead in this discipline, he first with 205.0 kg and 210.0 kg with two new world records. In thrusting he took his first attempt with 245.0 kg in the standings and was already 27.5 kilograms ahead of second place. Furthermore, meant his duel result of 455.0 kg set a new world record in the total. In his last two attempts with 251.0 kg in pushing Sacharewitsch failed short of it, to break his own world record of 250.5 kg. His duel would result even in the super heavyweight ( 110 kg ) means the silver medal.

At its last World Cup in 1989 in Athens Sacharewitsch could by 202.5 kg to bring a valid attempt in the snatch and jerk and won thus "only" silver in the snatch behind Ronny Weller of the GDR, but just as he failed in putting. World champion Stefan Botev. His last international competition was finally the European Championship in 1990 in Aalborg, where he met with 442.5 kg ( 200 to 242.5 ) Stefan Botev, who scored 445.0 kg ( 195-250 ), was defeated.

After the end of his career, Yuri Sacharewitsch was in the Russian Weightlifting Federation for several years in leading positions, including as president, works.

International success

Personal best

• Tear: 210.0 kg on September 27, 1988 in Seoul in class to 110 kg.
• Launched: 250.5 kg on April 30, 1988 in Cardiff in the category up to 110 kg.
• Duel: 440.0 kg ( 200.0 240.0 ) on March 4, 1983 in Odessa in the class up to 100 kg.
• Duel: 455.0 kg on September 27, 1988 in Seoul in class to 110 kg.

Others

• Sacharewitsch won a total of five European and three world championships during his playing career. Among other things, he set 38 world records, although they are no longer valid today due to the restructuring of the weight classes, but some still are among the very highest in its class records. Are worth mentioning especially his 200 kg in the snatch as a teenager in the 100 kg class and its 210 kg in the snatch and 250.5 kg in pushing the 2nd heavyweight to 110 kg. In addition, he holds two of the highest duel result with 455 kg in the 110 kg class and 440 kg in the first heavy weight up to 100 kg.