Sergey Arakelov

Russian weightlifter (born 1957)

Sergey Arakelov
Personal information
Born18 July 1957 (1957-07-18) (age 67)
Krasnodar, Russia
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byYury Sarkisyan
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Gettysburg -100 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Saloniki -110 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Ljubljana -110 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Havířov -100 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Ljubljana -110 kg

Sergey Alikovich Arakelov (Russian: Сергей Аликович Аракелов, born 18 July 1957)[1] 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 clean and jerk and one in the total.[2] 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.[1]

After retiring from competitions Arakelov graduated in economics and served as a sports functionary. His uncle Yuri Radonyak was an Olympic medalist in boxing; his father was also a boxer and his mother competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[1]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Сергей Аракелов: «Король штанги». aksport.ru (28 August 2007)
  2. ^ Sergey Arakelov. chidlovski.net
  3. ^ Эксперт заявил суду, что известный кубанский спортсмен Аракелов надругался над внучкой
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Heavyweight
  • Open (1891–1904)
  • +80 kg (1905–1913)
  • +82.5 kg (1920–1950)
  • +90 kg (1951–1968)
  • 110 kg (1969–1991)
  • 108 kg (1993–1997)
  • 105 kg (1998–2017)
  • 109 kg (2018–)


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