About Oleksandr Pielieshenko
Lived 1994 – 2024 (aged 30). Oleksandr Pielieshenko was a Ukrainian weightlifter and military personnel.
Oleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko (, also transliterated Peleshenko; 7 January 1994 – 5 May 2024) was a Ukrainian weightlifter. He was the 2016 and 2017 European Champion. He also competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Pielieshenko was killed in action during the Russo-Ukrainian War, at the age of 30.
Career As of April 2018, he was suspended due to an out-of-competition drug test that detected the masking agent chlorthalidone. He was suspended provisionally until 2026.
Later life and death In the first days of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pielieshenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Who was Oleksandr Pielieshenko?
Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter
When was Oleksandr Pielieshenko born?
Oleksandr Pielieshenko was born on 7 January 1994 in Stanytsia Luhanska.
When did Oleksandr Pielieshenko die?
Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on 5 May 2024 in Ukraine.
What was Oleksandr Pielieshenko's occupation?
Oleksandr Pielieshenko was a weightlifter and military personnel.
What nationality was Oleksandr Pielieshenko?
Oleksandr Pielieshenko was Ukrainian.
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